Caption

denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1086–1138), allegories, equal-armed cross, spearhead (issue mark), crosses, chain mail, jaws, knight, martyrs, dragons, Romanesque (style), knights, dragon, Middle Ages, fight between good and evil, Adalbert (Saint; ca. 956–997), fight against pagans, spear, spears. Obv.: In the beaded border, a knight in chain mail thrusting a spearhead into the jaws of an upside-down dragon. Rv.: In the triple beaded border, an isosceles cross topped with balls; between its arms, one ball (two of them with one dot). Ca. 1125–1138. Poland, Kraków. Coin (denarius). Diameter 12.7 mm; weight 0.30 g.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A63_122

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 spearhead issue mark crosses chain mail jaws knight martyrs dragons Romanesque style knights dragon Middle Ages fight good evil Adalbert Saint ca 956–997 pagans spear spears Obv. beaded border chain mail thrusting upside-down dragon Rv. triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls arms ball two them dot Ca 1125–1138 Kraków Coin Diameter 12.7 mm weight 0.30 g small round metallic object textured surface sits white background object silver gray darker gray slightly brownish areas showing concentric raised rings central cross- shape rounded nodules ends metal surface uneven wear subtle shadowing.