Caption

denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1086-1138), allegories, spearhead (issue mark), equal-armed cross, crosses, chainmail, mouth, martyrs, knight, Romanesque (style), knights, dragons, dragon, mouths, Middle Ages, fight between good and evil, fight against pagans, Adalbert (Saint; ca. 956-997), spear, spears. Obverse: in the linear border, a knight in chain mail thrusting a spearhead into the jaws of an upside-down dragon. Reverse: in the triple beaded border, an isosceles cross topped with balls; at the intersection of the arms, a ball; between them, one sun. ca. 1125–1138, Kraków, Poland. Coin; diameter 12.7–13.1 mm; weight 0.36 g.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A63_071

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 allegories spearhead issue mark equal-armed cross crosses chainmail mouth martyrs knight Romanesque style knights dragons dragon mouths Middle Ages fight good evil pagans Adalbert Saint ca 956-997 spear spears Obverse linear border chain mail thrusting jaws upside-down dragon Reverse triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls intersection arms ball them sun 1125–1138 Kraków Coin diameter 12.7–13.1 mm weight 0.36 g round metallic object worn textured surface showing raised indented areas object mostly silver areas darker gray patina lighter highlights central area irregular shapes suggestion raised lines forming angular forms slightly uneven rim edge background plain white.