Caption

denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1086–1138), crosses, equal-armed cross, allegories, chain mail, jaws, martyrs, knight, Romanesque (style), spearhead (issue mark), dragons, knights, dragon, fight between good and evil, Middle Ages, spear, fight against pagans, Adalbert (Saint; ca. 956–997). Obverse: in the beaded border, a knight in chain mail thrusting a spearhead into the jaws of a dragon turned upside down. Reverse: in the triple beaded border, an isosceles cross topped with balls; between its arms, one ball. ca. 1125–1138. Poland, Kraków. Coin; diameter 12.1 mm; weight 0.36 g.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A63_087

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 crosses equal-armed cross allegories chain mail jaws martyrs knight Romanesque style spearhead issue mark dragons knights dragon fight good evil Middle Ages spear pagans Adalbert Saint ca 956–997 Obverse beaded border chain mail thrusting turned upside down Reverse triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls arms ball 1125–1138 Kraków Coin diameter 12.1 mm weight 0.36 g small round metallic object worn textured surface sits white background object silver-gray darker gray shadows subtle areas light reflecting uneven surface showing raised relief worn figures edging slightly irregular outer rim.