Caption

denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1086/1107–1138), allegories, spearhead (issue mark), equal-armed cross (iconographic), chain mail (iconographic), crosses, mouth (iconographic), knight (iconographic), martyrs, Romanesque (style), dragon (iconographic), dragons, mouths, fight of good against evil (iconographic), knights, Middle Ages, fight against pagans, spear, spears, Adalbert (St.; ca. 956–997). Obv. In the beaded border, a knight in chain mail thrusting a spearhead into the jaws of a dragon turned upside down. Rv. In the triple beaded border, an isosceles cross topped with balls; between its arms, one ball. ca. 1125–1138, Poland, Kraków; coin; diameter 12.2–13.0 mm; weight 0.46 g

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A62_447

License type

Rights managed

Available size

29.3Mb (1.2Mb) / 10.7in x 10.7in / 3200 x 3200 (300dpi)

Keywords

denarius Boleslaw III Krzywousty prince Poland 1086 1107–1138 allegories spearhead issue mark equal-armed cross iconographic chain mail crosses mouth knight martyrs Romanesque style dragon dragons mouths fight good evil knights Middle Ages pagans spear spears Adalbert St ca 956–997 Obv beaded border chain mail thrusting jaws turned upside down Rv triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls arms ball 1125–1138 Kraków coin diameter 12.2–13.0 mm weight 0.46 g round metallic object rough worn surface irregular edges rests white background object raised uneven textures shallow grooves forming abstract shapes diagonal ridge visible colors silver gray dark gray small hints green.