Caption

denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1086–1138), allegories, spearhead (issue mark), equal-armed cross (iconographic), crosses, chain mail (iconographic), mouth (iconographic), knight (iconographic), dragons, Romanesque (style), knights, martyrs, dragon (iconographic), mouths, Adalbert (Saint; ca. 956–997), fight of good against evil (iconographic), spear (iconographic), fight against pagans (iconographic), spears, Middle Ages. Obverse: in the beaded border, a knight in chain mail thrusting a spearhead into the jaws of a dragon turned upside down. Reverse: in the triple beaded border, an isosceles cross topped with balls (one of them with a dot); between its arms, one ball. ca. 1125–1138, Kraków, Poland; coin; diameter 12.9–13.3 mm; weight 0.52 g.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A62_437

License type

Rights managed

Available size

26.5Mb (1.1Mb) / 10.1in x 10.1in / 3042 x 3042 (300dpi)

Keywords

denarius Boleslaw III Krzywousty prince Poland 1086–1138 allegories spearhead issue mark equal-armed cross iconographic crosses chain mail mouth knight dragons Romanesque style knights martyrs dragon mouths Adalbert Saint ca 956–997 fight good evil spear pagans spears Middle Ages Obverse beaded border chain mail thrusting jaws turned upside down Reverse triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls them dot arms ball 1125–1138 Kraków coin diameter 12.9–13.3 mm weight 0.52 g single round metallic object textured worn surface sits white background object silver-gray darker gray areas subtle hints black crevices showing raised central design intersecting lines circular dots surrounded concentric rings irregular surface marks indentations.