Denarius of Bolesław III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; c. 1107–1138). Obverse: in a beaded border, a knight in chain mail thrusting a spearhead (issue mark) into the jaws of an upside-down dragon. Reverse: in a triple beaded border, an isosceles equal-armed cross topped with spheres; between its arms, two radiating smaller spheres in two quarters and one larger sphere in the other two quarters; one arm intersects the other at approximately one-third of its length. Romanesque style; allegorical imagery referencing martyrs (St. Adalbert, ca. 956–997), knights, dragons, and the medieval theme of
GLIX-115-3ECA021
Magyarország
Kollekció
GLIX Prime
Novel Use
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Penta Springs, Geo Naturalis
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Leírás
Denarius of Bolesław III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; c. 1107–1138). Obverse: in a beaded border, a knight in chain mail thrusting a spearhead (issue mark) into the jaws of an upside-down dragon. Reverse: in a triple beaded border, an isosceles equal-armed cross topped with spheres; between its arms, two radiating smaller spheres in two quarters and one larger sphere in the other two quarters; one arm intersects the other at approximately one-third of its length. Romanesque style; allegorical imagery referencing martyrs (St. Adalbert, ca. 956–997), knights, dragons, and the medieval theme of