Denarius, Bolesław III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1086–1138). Obverse: in a beaded border, a knight in chain mail thrusting a spearhead into the jaws of an upside-down dragon; a ball under the knight's right elbow. Reverse: in a triple beaded border, an isosceles cross topped with balls, a ball at the intersection of the arms; radiating balls between the arms (smaller near the center, larger ones—three of them with one dot). Allegorical Romanesque imagery of knights, martyrs, dragons; themes of fight between good and evil and fight against pagans; possible reference to Saint Adalbert. Issue

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