Caption

denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1086–1138), allegories, equal-armed cross (iconographic), crosses, spearhead (issue mark), chain mail, mouth (iconographic), chain mail (iconographic), martyrs, knight (iconographic), dragons, Romanesque (style), knights, dragon (iconographic), mouths, Adalbert (St.; ca. 956–997), fight against pagans, fight between good and evil, spear, Middle Ages. 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 (one of them has a dot). One arm intersects the other at approx. 1/3 of its length. ca. 1125–1138, Kraków, Poland, coin, diameter 13.1 mm, weight 0.45 g

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A62_454

License type

Rights managed

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

Keywords

denarius Boleslaw III Krzywousty prince Poland 1086–1138 allegories equal-armed cross iconographic crosses spearhead issue mark chain mail mouth martyrs knight dragons Romanesque style knights dragon mouths Adalbert St ca 956–997 fight pagans good evil spear Middle Ages Obv beaded border chain mail thrusting jaws turned upside down Rv triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls arms ball them dot arm intersects approx 1 3 length 1125–1138 Kraków coin diameter 13.1 mm weight 0.45 g round metallic object weathered silver-gray surface sits white background object concentric raised ridges edge central cross- design rounded knob- protrusions ends showing areas darker gray patina small patches greenish discoloration.