Caption

denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1086–1138), allegories, equal-armed cross, crosses, spearhead (issue mark), chain mail, mouth, martyrs, knight, Romanesque (style), dragons, dragon, fight between good and evil, Middle Ages, fight against pagans, spear, spears, Adalbert (Saint; ca. 956–997). 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. At the intersection of the arms, a ball. Between them, one ball. ca. 1125–1138. Poland, Kraków. Coin. Diameter 11.2–11.9 mm. Weight 0.33 g.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A63_080

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 crosses spearhead issue mark chain mail mouth martyrs knight Romanesque style dragons dragon fight good evil Middle Ages pagans spear spears Adalbert Saint ca 956–997 Obv beaded border chain mail thrusting jaws turned upside down Rv triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls intersection arms ball them 1125–1138 Kraków Coin Diameter 11.2–11.9 mm Weight 0.33 g small round metallic object textured surface sits white background object irregular edges concentric raised circular patterns central cross- design rounded protrusions mainly silver areas darker gray small patches muted gold brass tones.