Caption

denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1086–1138), allegories, spearhead (issue mark), chain mail (iconographic), equal-armed cross (iconographic), crosses, jaws (iconographic), chain mail, martyrs, knight (iconographic), Romanesque (style), knights, dragons, jaws, dragon (iconographic), Middle Ages, Adalbert (Saint; ca. 956–997), fight between good and evil (iconographic), fight against pagans (iconographic), spear (iconographic), spears. Obv. In the linear 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 (one of them with a dot). ca. 1125–1138. Poland, Kraków. Coin. Diameter 12.8–13.1 mm; weight 0.42 g.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A63_168

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 spearhead issue mark chain mail iconographic equal-armed cross crosses jaws martyrs knight Romanesque style knights dragons dragon Middle Ages Adalbert Saint ca 956–997 fight good evil pagans spear spears Obv linear border chain mail thrusting turned upside down Rv triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls arms ball them dot 1125–1138 Kraków Coin Diameter 12.8–13.1 mm weight 0.42 g small round metallic object sits white background showing worn relief standing figure cloak diagonal element across torso object textured uneven surface raised rim visible wear slight indentations colors visible silver-gray white background.