Caption

denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1086–1138), allegories, equal-armed cross, spearhead (issue mark), chain mail, crosses, mouth, martyrs, knight, Romanesque (style), dragons, knights, dragon, mouths, fight against pagans, fight between good and evil, Adalbert (Saint; ca. 956–997), Middle Ages, 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; between its arms, one ball. ca. 1125–1138. Poland, Kraków. Coin. Diameter 12.4–13.0 mm. Weight 0.31 g.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A63_124

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 chain mail crosses mouth martyrs knight Romanesque style dragons knights dragon mouths fight pagans good evil Adalbert Saint ca 956–997 Middle Ages spear spears Obv. beaded border chain mail thrusting jaws turned upside down Rv. triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls arms ball 1125–1138 Kraków Coin Diameter 12.4–13.0 mm Weight 0.31 g single round object textured metallic surface sits near center white background object primarily silver-gray darker gray shadowing recessed areas lighter silver highlights raised ridges showing concentric circular patterns irregular central area sculpted rounded shapes shallow grooves edge.