Caption

denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1086–1138), spearhead (issue mark), chain mail, equal-armed cross, crosses, knight, martyrs, mouth, Romanesque (style), dragon, fight between good and evil, fight against pagans, Adalbert (Saint; ca. 956–997), spear, Middle Ages; Av. In a linear border, a knight in chain mail thrusting a spearhead into the jaws of a dragon turned upside down. A small ball above the knight's right hand. Rv. In a triple beaded border, an isosceles cross topped with crossbars. Between its arms radiate two balls (smaller ones closer to the center of the cross, larger ones – two of them have a single dot on each). c. 1125–1138, Poland, Kraków; coin; diam. 12.2–12.8 mm; weight 0.61 g

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A63_022

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 spearhead issue mark chain mail equal-armed cross crosses knight martyrs mouth Romanesque style dragon fight good evil pagans Adalbert Saint ca 956–997 spear Middle Ages Av linear border chain mail thrusting jaws turned upside down small ball knight's right hand Rv triple beaded border isosceles cross topped crossbars arms radiate two balls smaller ones closer center larger ones – two them single dot c 1125–1138 Kraków coin diam 12.2–12.8 mm weight 0.61 g small circular metallic object worn uneven surface sits white background object silver-gray areas darker gray subtle brownish greenish discoloration surface raised central design depicting human- figure next winged creature textured irregular edges shallow incised details creating relief effect.