Caption

denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1086–1138), allegories, equal-armed cross, crosses, spearhead (issue mark), chain mail, jaws, knight, martyrs, Romanesque (style), dragons, Middle Ages, fight between good and evil, fight against pagans, spear, Adalbert (Saint; ca. 956–997). 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; at the intersection of the arms, a ball; between them, one ball. ca. 1125–1138. Kraków, Poland. Coin. Diameter 11.7–12.2 mm; weight 0.28 g.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A63_161

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 jaws knight martyrs Romanesque style dragons Middle Ages fight good evil pagans spear Adalbert Saint ca 956–997 Obv. beaded border chain mail thrusting dragon turned upside down Rv. triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls intersection arms ball them 1125–1138 Kraków Coin Diameter 11.7–12.2 mm weight 0.28 g close-up view small circular metallic object textured worn surface showing irregular raised patterns shallow grooves object silver-gray darker gray shadows subtle lighter highlights set plain white background.