Caption

denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1107–1138), allegories, equal-armed cross, chain mail, crosses, jaws, martyrs, knight, Romanesque (style), dragons, spearhead (issue mark), Middle Ages, dragon, fight between good and evil, jaws, fight against pagans, spear, Adalbert (Saint; ca. 956–997), knights, spears. 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 (three of them have one dot each; the fourth may also have it — lack of striking makes observation impossible). Between its arms, one sun (two of them have one dot each; the remaining two may also have it — lack of striking makes observation impossible). ca. 1125–1138. Poland, Kraków. Coin. Diameter 12.9–13.1 mm. Weight 0.61 g.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A63_057

License type

Rights managed

Available size

27.0Mb (1.1Mb) / 10.2in x 10.2in / 3071 x 3071 (300dpi)

Keywords

denarius Boleslaw III Krzywousty prince Poland 1107–1138 allegories equal-armed cross chain mail crosses jaws martyrs knight Romanesque style dragons spearhead issue mark Middle Ages dragon fight good evil pagans spear Adalbert Saint ca 956–997 knights spears Obv. beaded border chain mail thrusting turned upside down Rv. triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls three them dot fourth also lack striking makes observation impossible arms sun two remaining two 1125–1138 Kraków Coin Diameter 12.9–13.1 mm Weight 0.61 g round metallic object textured surface sits white background object silver grey darker grey shadows slight brownish tones recessed areas features central raised cross- design surrounded beaded circular border several ornamental shapes irregular edges slight dents visible.