Caption

denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1086–1138), allegories, spearhead (issue mark), equal-armed cross, chain mail, crosses, jaws, knight, martyrs, dragons, Romanesque (style), knights, dragon, Middle Ages, Adalbert (St.; ca. 956–997), fight between good and evil, fight against pagans, spears, spear. Obv.: In the linear 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 spheres (one of them with a dot); between its arms, one sphere (one of them with a dot). ca. 1125–1138, Poland, Kraków; coin; diameter 13.0–13.6 mm; weight 0.43 g.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A63_120

License type

Rights managed

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27.0Mb (1.2Mb) / 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 chain mail crosses jaws knight martyrs dragons Romanesque style knights dragon Middle Ages Adalbert St ca 956–997 fight good evil pagans spears spear Obv. linear border chain mail thrusting turned upside down Rv. triple beaded border isosceles cross topped spheres them dot arms sphere 1125–1138 Kraków coin diameter 13.0–13.6 mm weight 0.43 g round metallic object textured surface centered white background showing concentric raised ridges raised central motif small rounded protrusions object silver areas darker gray subtle brownish tones background white.