Caption

denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1086–1138), equal-armed cross, crosses, chain mail, spearhead (issue mark), allegories, martyrs, jaws, knight, Romanesque (style), dragons, fight between good and evil, fight against pagans, spear, Adalbert (Saint; ca. 956–997). Obverse: in the linear border, a knight in chain mail thrusting a spearhead into the jaws of an upside-down dragon. Reverse: in the triple beaded border, an isosceles cross topped with balls; between its arms, one ball (one of them with a dot). ca. 1125–1138, Poland, Kraków. Coin. Diameter 12.2–12.5 mm; weight 0.35 g.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A63_160

License type

Rights managed

Available size

27.0Mb (1.2Mb) / 10.2in x 10.2in / 3071 x 3071 (300dpi)

Keywords

denarius Boleslaw III Krzywousty prince Poland 1086–1138 equal-armed cross crosses chain mail spearhead issue mark allegories martyrs jaws knight Romanesque style dragons fight good evil pagans spear Adalbert Saint ca 956–997 Obverse linear border chain mail thrusting upside-down dragon Reverse triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls arms ball them dot 1125–1138 Kraków Coin Diameter 12.2–12.5 mm weight 0.35 g small circular metallic object sits near center white background silver areas darker gray hints warm brownish tones surface worn concentric raised rings central cross- design rounded knob- protrusions ends creating textured irregular surface metal slightly uneven pitted texture subtle shadows emphasize relief.