Caption

denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1107–1138), allegories, equal-armed cross (iconographic), crosses, spearhead (issue mark), chain mail (iconographic), chain mails, jaws (iconographic), knight (iconographic), dragons, Romanesque (style), knights, dragon (iconographic), jaws, Middle Ages, fight between good and evil (iconographic), fight against pagans (iconographic), spear (iconographic), Adalbert (Saint; ca. 956–997), martyrs. 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; at the intersection of the arms of the cross, a ball; between them, one ball. ca. 1125–1138, Poland, Kraków; coin; diameter 11.2–11.7 mm; weight 0.42 g.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A63_192

License type

Rights managed

Available size

27.0Mb (1.0Mb) / 10.2in x 10.2in / 3071 x 3071 (300dpi)

Keywords

denarius Boleslaw III Krzywousty prince Poland 1107–1138 allegories equal-armed cross iconographic crosses spearhead issue mark chain mail chain mails jaws knight dragons Romanesque style knights dragon Middle Ages fight good evil pagans spear Adalbert Saint ca 956–997 martyrs Obv. beaded border chain mail thrusting turned upside down Rv. triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls intersection arms ball them 1125–1138 Kraków coin diameter 11.2–11.7 mm weight 0.42 g round metallic object raised central cross- design rounded protrusions surrounded concentric textured rings shown white background visible colors include silver gray white.