Caption

denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1107–1138), allegories, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1086–1138), spearhead (issue mark), equal-armed cross, chain mail, crosses, mouth, martyrs, knight, Romanesque (style), mouths, dragons, chain mail, knights, dragon, Middle Ages, fight between good and evil, Adalbert (St.; ca. 956–997), fight against pagans, spear, spears. Obverse: in the beaded border, a knight in chain mail thrusting a spearhead into the jaws of an upside-down dragon; a sun under the knight's right elbow. Reverse: in the triple beaded border, an isosceles cross topped with spheres (one dot on each); at the intersection of the arms, a sphere; between them, one sphere (two of them have one dot; blurring prevents observation of others). c. 1125–1138, Poland, Kraków, coin, diameter 11.8–12.2 mm, weight 0.42 g

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A63_006

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Rights managed

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29.3Mb (1.1Mb) / 10.7in x 10.7in / 3200 x 3200 (300dpi)

Keywords

denarius Boleslaw III Krzywousty prince Poland 1107–1138 allegories 1086–1138 spearhead issue mark equal-armed cross chain mail crosses mouth martyrs knight Romanesque style mouths dragons knights dragon Middle Ages fight good evil Adalbert St ca 956–997 pagans spear spears Obverse beaded border chain mail thrusting jaws upside-down dragon sun under knight's right elbow Reverse triple beaded border isosceles cross topped spheres dot intersection arms sphere them two blurring prevents observation c 1125–1138 Kraków coin diameter 11.8–12.2 mm weight 0.42 g single round metallic object rests plain white background object silver-gray darker gray slightly brownish areas textured worn surface concentric raised ridges central pattern uneven edges subtle variations sheen.