Caption

denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (Prince of Poland; 1086–1138), allegories, equal-armed cross (iconographic), spearhead (issue mark), chain mail (iconographic), crosses. Obv.: In a beaded border a knight in chain mail driving a spearhead into the mouth of a dragon turned upside down. Rv.: In a triple beaded border an equal-armed cross topped with balls (two of them with one dot each). One ball between its arms (two of them with one dot). ca. 1125–1138, Poland, Kraków; coin; diameter 11.3–12.1 mm; weight 0.39 g

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A63_077

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 equal-armed cross iconographic spearhead issue mark chain mail crosses Obv. beaded border knight chain mail driving mouth dragon turned upside down Rv. triple beaded border equal-armed cross topped balls two them dot ball arms ca 1125–1138 Kraków coin diameter 11.3–12.1 mm weight 0.39 g small round metallic object textured uneven surface sits white background object silver-gray darker gray shadows recessed areas lighter highlights raised areas showing irregular raised shapes indentations edges across face form worn embossed pattern.