Caption

Denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1086–1138). Romanesque style coin, ca. 1125–1138, Poland, Kraków. Obverse: in the beaded 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; in one quarter of the coin field, near the center of the cross, a dot. Features: allegories, equal-armed cross, crosses, chain mail, spearhead (issue mark), jaw, knight, martyrs, knights, dragons, dragon, Middle Ages, fight between good and evil, fight against pagans, Adalbert (Saint; ca. 956–997), diameter approx. 12.1–12.3 mm, weight 0.31 g.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A63_172

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 Romanesque style coin ca 1125–1138 Kraków Obverse beaded border knight chain mail thrusting spearhead jaws upside-down dragon Reverse triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls arms ball quarter coin field near center dot Features allegories equal-armed cross crosses chain mail issue mark jaw martyrs knights dragons dragon Middle Ages fight good evil pagans Adalbert Saint 956–997 diameter approx 12.1–12.3 mm weight 0.31 g round metallic object worn textured surface showing relief designs photographed plain white background object silver-gray darker gray shadows recessed areas lighter gray highlights raised parts displays outline human figure profile additional indistinct raised shapes .