Caption

denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1086-1138 / reign 1107-1138), allegories, equal-armed cross, crosses, chain mail, spearhead (issue mark), martyrs, jaws, knight, dragons, Romanesque (style), Middle Ages, fight between good and evil, Adalbert (Saint; ca. 956-997), fight against pagans, 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 12.4–12.8 mm; weight 0.41 g

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A63_143

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 reign 1107-1138 allegories equal-armed cross crosses chain mail spearhead issue mark martyrs jaws knight dragons Romanesque style Middle Ages fight good evil Adalbert Saint ca 956-997 pagans spear spears Obv beaded border chain mail thrusting dragon turned upside down Rv triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls arms ball 1125–1138 Kraków coin diameter 12.4–12.8 mm weight 0.41 g single round metallic object sits near center white background silver darker gray shadows slightly tarnished appearance featuring raised central cross- pattern surrounded concentric ridged borders irregular textured surfaces subtle highlights lowlights emphasizing worn relief.