Caption

denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1086–1138), allegories, chain mail, spearhead (issue mark), equal-armed cross, crosses, mouth, knight, martyrs, Romanesque (style), dragons, dragon, mouths, Middle Ages, knights, fight against pagans, Adalbert (Saint; ca. 956–997), spears, spear, fight between good and evil, good (state of preservation). 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 11.7–12.1 mm. Weight 0.41 g.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A63_127

License type

Rights managed

Available size

27.0Mb (1.0Mb) / 10.2in x 10.2in / 3071 x 3071 (300dpi)

Keywords

denarius Boleslaw III Krzywousty prince Poland 1086–1138 allegories chain mail spearhead issue mark equal-armed cross crosses mouth knight martyrs Romanesque style dragons dragon mouths Middle Ages knights fight pagans Adalbert Saint ca 956–997 spears spear good evil state preservation 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 11.7–12.1 mm Weight 0.41 g single circular metallic object worn textured surface sits plain white background object raised irregular shapes shallow relief patterns edge center beaded rim areas darker tarnish lighter highlights giving silvery-gray appearance.