Caption

denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1086-1138; reign 1107-1138), allegories, spearhead (issue mark), chain mail (iconographic), equal-armed cross (iconographic), chain mails, crosses, jaws (iconographic), knight (iconographic), martyrs, Romanesque (style), jaws, dragons, knights, Middle Ages, dragon (iconographic), fight between good and evil (iconographic), Adalbert (Saint; ca. 956-997), fight against pagans (iconographic), spear (iconographic), 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. Between its arms, one ball. ca. 1125–1138, Poland, Kraków, coin, diameter 11.6–12.0 mm, weight 0.38 g

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A63_066

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 1086-1138 reign 1107-1138 allegories spearhead issue mark chain mail iconographic equal-armed cross chain mails crosses jaws knight martyrs Romanesque style dragons knights Middle Ages dragon fight good evil Adalbert Saint ca 956-997 pagans spear spears Obv beaded border chain mail thrusting turned upside down Rv triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls arms ball 1125–1138 Kraków coin diameter 11.6–12.0 mm weight 0.38 g circular metallic object worn textured surface showing raised central design resembles cross within rounded border concentric ring patterns object displays shades silver gray hints darker tarnish brownish tones plain white background.