Caption

denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1086–1138), equal-armed cross, chain mail, allegories, crosses, jaws, spearhead (issue mark), martyrs, knight, Romanesque (style), dragons, knights, Middle Ages, fight between good and evil, fight against pagans, very good (state of preservation), dragon, Adalbert (Saint; ca. 956–997), 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 spheres (two of them with one dot each). Between its arms, one sun. ca. 1125–1138, Poland, Kraków, coin, diameter 12.1–12.7 mm, weight 0.57 g

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A63_155

License type

Rights managed

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27.0Mb (1.1Mb) / 10.2in x 10.2in / 3071 x 3071 (300dpi)

Keywords

denarius Boleslaw III Krzywousty prince Poland 1086–1138 equal-armed cross chain mail allegories crosses jaws spearhead issue mark martyrs knight Romanesque style dragons knights Middle Ages fight good evil pagans state preservation dragon Adalbert Saint ca 956–997 spears Obv beaded border chain mail thrusting turned upside down Rv triple beaded border isosceles cross topped spheres two them dot arms sun 1125–1138 Kraków coin diameter 12.1–12.7 mm weight 0.57 g small round metallic object sits near center white background appearing silver gray darker tarnished areas uneven raised rim textured surface irregular shapes indentations suggesting embossed imagery small shadowed crevices highlights emphasize metallic sheen.