Caption

denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1086–1138), allegories, equal-armed cross, crosses, chain mail, spearhead (issue mark), mouth, martyrs, knight, Romanesque (style), dragons, dragon, Adalbert (St.; ca. 956–997), Middle Ages, fight between good and evil, spear, fight against pagans, spears. Av. In the linear 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 arm intersects the other at approximately 1/3 of its length. c. 1125–1138. Poland, Kraków. Coin. Diameter 12.9–13.2 mm. Weight 0.40 g.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A62_499

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 1086–1138 allegories equal-armed cross crosses chain mail spearhead issue mark mouth martyrs knight Romanesque style dragons dragon Adalbert St ca 956–997 Middle Ages fight good evil spear pagans spears Av linear border chain mail thrusting jaws turned upside down Rv triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls arms ball arm intersects approximately 1 3 length c 1125–1138 Kraków Coin Diameter 12.9–13.2 mm Weight 0.40 g round metallic object worn textured surface occupying center white background object silver-gray darker gray areas recesses lighter gray highlights raised portions embossed stylized shapes suggest figures linear patterns uneven edges slightly irregular rim surrounding area plain white no visible objects colors.