Caption

denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (Prince of Poland; 1107–1138), 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 equal-armed cross topped with balls, with an additional ball between its arms. Allegories, crosses, equal-armed cross, jaws, spearhead (issue mark), chain mail, martyrs, knight, Romanesque style, knights, dragon, dragons, Middle Ages, fight against pagans, fight between good and evil, spear, Adalbert (Saint; ca. 956–997). Date ca. 1125–1138. Poland, Kraków. Coin (denarius). Diameter 13.2–13.7 mm. Weight 0.38 g.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A63_175

License type

Rights managed

Available size

29.0Mb (1.3Mb) / 10.6in x 10.6in / 3186 x 3186 (300dpi)

Keywords

denarius Boleslaw III Krzywousty Prince Poland 1107–1138 obverse beaded border knight chain mail thrusting spearhead jaws upside-down dragon reverse triple beaded border isosceles equal-armed cross topped balls additional ball arms Allegories crosses equal-armed cross issue mark chain mail martyrs Romanesque style knights dragon dragons Middle Ages fight pagans good evil spear Adalbert Saint ca 956–997 Date ca 1125–1138 Kraków Coin Diameter 13.2–13.7 mm Weight 0.38 g circular metallic object weathered textured surface sits white background object silver-gray darker gray areas subtle brownish discoloration raised worn design depicting human- figure standing holding elongated object surrounded circular border irregular inner patterns scalloped beaded edge.