Caption

denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1086–1138), allegories, equal-armed cross, spearhead (issue mark), crosses, chain mail, jaws, martyrs, knight, Romanesque (style), dragons, dragon, knights, Middle Ages, fight between good and evil, Adalbert (Saint; ca. 956–997), spear, fight against pagans. 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 spheres (one of them has a dot). Between its arms, one sphere (two of them have a dot). ca. 1125–1138, Poland, Kraków, coin; diameter 12.3–12.9 mm; weight 0.50 g

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A63_185

License type

Rights managed

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Keywords

denarius Boleslaw III Krzywousty prince Poland 1086–1138 allegories equal-armed cross spearhead issue mark crosses chain mail jaws martyrs knight Romanesque style dragons dragon knights Middle Ages fight good evil Adalbert Saint ca 956–997 spear pagans Obv. beaded border chain mail thrusting turned upside down Rv. triple beaded border isosceles cross topped spheres them dot arms sphere two 1125–1138 Kraków coin diameter 12.3–12.9 mm weight 0.50 g round metallic object worn surface showing concentric raised rings central design includes cross- motif rounded impressions object silver-gray darker gray shadows slight tarnished brownish spots set plain white background.