Caption

denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1086–1138), allegories, equal-armed cross, spearhead (issue mark), crosses, chain mail, mouth, martyrs, knight, dragons, Romanesque (style), Middle Ages, knights, fight between good and evil, fight against pagans, Adalbert (Saint; ca. 956–997), spears, spear. 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 (two of them with one dot). ca. 1125–1138, Poland, Kraków. Coin; diameter 12.2–12.5 mm; weight 0.43 g.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A63_152

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 spearhead issue mark crosses chain mail mouth martyrs knight dragons Romanesque style Middle Ages knights fight good evil pagans Adalbert Saint ca 956–997 spears spear Obv. beaded border chain mail thrusting jaws dragon turned upside down Rv. triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls arms ball two them dot 1125–1138 Kraków Coin diameter 12.2–12.5 mm weight 0.43 g circular metallic object raised textured surface concentric ridged borders showing central raised cross- motif surrounded rounded bumps irregular indentations object shades silver gray subtle darker gray shadows small darker spots set blank white background.