Caption

denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1086–1138), allegories, spearhead (issue mark), chain mail (iconographic), crosses, equal-armed cross (iconographic), chain mail, mouth (iconographic), knight (iconographic), martyrs, Romanesque (style), dragons, knights, fight between good and evil (iconographic), Middle Ages, fight against pagans (iconographic), spear (iconographic), dragon (iconographic), Adalbert (Saint; ca. 956–997), spears. Obv. In the beaded border, a knight in chain mail thrusting a spearhead into the mouth of a dragon turned upside down. Rv. In the triple beaded border, an isosceles cross topped with spheres (one of them has a dot). Between its arms, one sphere (three of them have a dot). ca. 1125–1138. Poland, Kraków. Coin. Diameter 11.6–11.9 mm. Weight 0.35 g.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A63_132

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 spearhead issue mark chain mail iconographic crosses equal-armed cross mouth knight martyrs Romanesque style dragons knights fight good evil Middle Ages pagans spear dragon Adalbert Saint ca 956–997 spears Obv beaded border chain mail thrusting turned upside down Rv triple beaded border isosceles cross topped spheres them dot arms sphere three 1125–1138 Kraków Coin Diameter 11.6–11.9 mm Weight 0.35 g small circular metallic object raised textured surface sits plain white background object displays concentric ridges central raised design rounded protrusions intersecting elements showing metallic tones silver gray darker gray shadows slight highlights.