Caption

denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1086–1138), allegories, chain mail (iconographic), spearhead (issue mark), crosses, mouth (iconographic), martyrs, equal-armed cross (iconographic), knight (iconographic), Romanesque (style), knights, middle ages, fight between good and evil (iconographic), Adalbert (St.; ca. 956–997), dragons, spears, dragon (iconographic), fight against pagans (iconographic), 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 sun. ca. 1125–1138, Poland, Kraków, coin, diameter 12.4 mm, weight 0.39 g

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A63_129

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 chain mail iconographic spearhead issue mark crosses mouth martyrs equal-armed cross knight Romanesque style knights middle ages fight good evil Adalbert St ca 956–997 dragons spears dragon pagans Obv beaded border chain mail thrusting jaws turned upside down Rv triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls arms sun 1125–1138 Kraków coin diameter 12.4 mm weight 0.39 g circular metallic object worn textured surface centered white background object irregular raised indented areas suggesting embossed design visible tones silver gray darker gray shadows.