Caption

denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1086–1138), allegories, equal-armed cross, crosses, spearhead (issue mark), chain mail, jaws, knight, dragons, martyrs, Romanesque (style), knights, dragon, jaws, Middle Ages, Adalbert (Saint; ca. 956–997), fight between good and evil, fight against pagans, spear, 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; at the intersection of the arms, a ball; between the arms, one ball. ca. 1125–1138, Poland, Kraków, coin, diameter 12.1 mm, weight 0.41 g

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A63_106

License type

Rights managed

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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 jaws knight dragons martyrs Romanesque style knights dragon Middle Ages Adalbert Saint ca 956–997 fight good evil pagans spear spears Obv beaded border chain mail thrusting turned upside down Rv triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls intersection arms ball 1125–1138 Kraków coin diameter 12.1 mm weight 0.41 g circular metallic object textured surface showing raised rounded shapes central cross- raised element surrounded concentric ridges dotted patterns colors visible include silver gray darker gray tones white background.