Caption

denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (Prince of Poland; 1086–1138), 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), spears. 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; between its arms, one ball. Ca. 1125–1138. Poland, Kraków. Coin. Diameter 13.2–13.7 mm. Weight 0.38 g.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A63_176

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 1086–1138 allegories crosses equal-armed cross jaws spearhead issue mark chain mail martyrs knight Romanesque style knights dragon dragons Middle Ages fight pagans good evil spear Adalbert Saint ca 956–997 spears Obv. beaded border chain mail thrusting turned upside down Rv. triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls arms ball Ca 1125–1138 Kraków Coin Diameter 13.2–13.7 mm Weight 0.38 g small round object concentric raised rings indented central pattern sits white background object weathered uneven surface textures slight chips colors include shades gray silver off-white touches brown.