Caption

denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1086–1138), allegories, equal-armed cross, spearhead (issue mark), crosses, jaws, chain mail, knight, martyrs, Romanesque (style), knights, dragons, dragon, Adalbert (Saint; ca. 956–997), fight between good and evil, fight against pagans, Middle Ages, spears, spear. Obv.: In the beaded border, a knight in chain mail thrusting a spearhead into the jaws of an upside-down dragon. Rv.: In the triple beaded border, an isosceles cross topped with balls (two of them with one dot each). At the intersection of the cross's arms, a ball. Between them, three balls and one dot. ca. 1125–1138, Poland, Kraków, coin; diameters 11.1 mm and 12.8 mm; weight 0.19 g.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A63_197

License type

Rights managed

Available size

27.0Mb (1.1Mb) / 10.2in x 10.2in / 3071 x 3071 (300dpi)

Keywords

denarius Boleslaw III Krzywousty prince Poland 1086–1138 allegories equal-armed cross spearhead issue mark crosses jaws chain mail knight martyrs Romanesque style knights dragons dragon Adalbert Saint ca 956–997 fight good evil pagans Middle Ages spears spear Obv. beaded border chain mail thrusting upside-down dragon Rv. triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls two them dot intersection cross's arms ball three balls 1125–1138 Kraków coin diameters 11.1 mm 12.8 mm weight 0.19 g small round object irregular edge textured uneven surface metallic worn showing mix silver gray tones faint hints darker slightly yellowish areas object sits plain white background.