Caption

denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1086-1138), allegories, spearhead (issue mark), equal-armed cross, crosses, chain mail, martyrs, knight, Romanesque (style), jaws, jaw, knights, dragon, Middle Ages, fight between good and evil, fight against pagans, spear, spears, Adalbert (St.; ca. 956-997). Av. 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 spheres (one dot on each). Between its arms, a single sun (one dot on each). ca. 1125–1138, Kraków, Poland. Coin; diameter 12.2–12.7 mm; weight 0.57 g.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A63_033

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 spearhead issue mark equal-armed cross crosses chain mail martyrs knight Romanesque style jaws jaw knights dragon Middle Ages fight good evil pagans spear spears Adalbert St ca 956-997 Av beaded border chain mail thrusting turned upside down Rv triple beaded border isosceles cross topped spheres dot arms single sun 1125–1138 Kraków Coin diameter 12.2–12.7 mm weight 0.57 g round metallic object weathered silver-gray surface sits near center white background face concentric raised bead- rings surrounding central design cross formed four rounded nodes small floral star-shaped motifs varied textures slight irregularities rim.