Denarius of Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; ca. 1086–1138), ca. 1125–1138. Obverse: in a beaded border, a knight in chain mail thrusting a spearhead into the upside-down jaws of a dragon. Reverse: in a triple beaded border, an isosceles cross topped with balls; one ball between its arms. Allegorical Romanesque-style imagery of knights, dragons, martyrs, fight between good and evil, and fight against pagans. Silver coin (denarius), Kraków, Poland. Diameter 12.4–12.9 mm; weight 0.43 g.
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Denarius of Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; ca. 1086–1138), ca. 1125–1138. Obverse: in a beaded border, a knight in chain mail thrusting a spearhead into the upside-down jaws of a dragon. Reverse: in a triple beaded border, an isosceles cross topped with balls; one ball between its arms. Allegorical Romanesque-style imagery of knights, dragons, martyrs, fight between good and evil, and fight against pagans. Silver coin (denarius), Kraków, Poland. Diameter 12.4–12.9 mm; weight 0.43 g.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A63_422

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Droits gérés

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27.0Mo (1.1Mo) / 26.0cm x 26.0cm / 3071 x 3071 (300dpi)

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Denarius Boleslaw III Krzywousty prince Poland ca 1086–1138 1125–1138 Obverse beaded border knight chain mail thrusting spearhead upside-down jaws dragon Reverse triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls ball arms Allegorical Romanesque-style imagery knights dragons martyrs fight good evil pagans Silver coin denarius Kraków Diameter 12.4–12.9 mm weight 0.43 g small round metallic object worn uneven surface sits white background object mix silver gray darker tarnished brown tones raised indented areas creating irregular relief pattern across face slightly rim.

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