Caption

denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1086–1138), allegories, equal-armed cross, crosses, chain mail, spearhead (issue mark), jaws, martyrs, knight, Romanesque (style), knights, dragon(s), Middle Ages, fight between good and evil, Adalbert (Saint; ca. 956–997), spears, fight against pagans, spear. Obv.: In the beaded border, a knight in chain mail thrusting a spearhead into the jaws of an upside-down dragon. Rv.: In the triple beaded border, an isosceles cross topped with spheres (one with a dot); between its arms, one sphere (two with a dot). ca. 1125–1138; Kraków, Poland; coin; diameter 13.3–13.8 mm; weight 0.48 g.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A63_170

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 allegories equal-armed cross crosses chain mail spearhead issue mark jaws martyrs knight Romanesque style knights dragon s Middle Ages fight good evil Adalbert Saint ca 956–997 spears pagans spear Obv. beaded border chain mail thrusting upside-down dragon Rv. triple beaded border isosceles cross topped spheres dot arms sphere two 1125–1138 Kraków coin diameter 13.3–13.8 mm weight 0.48 g small round metallic object textured surface worn details sits plain white background object mainly silver gray darker gray shadows recessed areas slight brownish tarnish spots features raised scene showing standing human- figure facing crouched seated animal- form various raised patterns curved borders edge.