Caption

denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1086–1138), allegories, equal-armed cross, crosses, spearhead (issue mark), chain mail, mouth, martyrs, Romanesque (style), dragons, knight, dragon, Adalbert (Saint; ca. 956–997), Middle Ages, spear, fight against pagans, fight between good and evil. 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 12.3–12.9 mm; weight 0.37 g.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A63_140

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 crosses spearhead issue mark chain mail mouth martyrs Romanesque style dragons knight dragon Adalbert Saint ca 956–997 Middle Ages spear fight pagans good evil 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 12.3–12.9 mm weight 0.37 g circular metallic object centered white background showing raised central design cross- formation rounded knobs surrounded concentric ridged rings silver-gray darker gray shadows slight areas lighter metallic highlights.