Caption

denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1086–1138), allegories, spearhead (issue mark), equal-armed cross, chain mail, crosses, mouth, martyrs, knight, Romanesque (style), dragons, Middle Ages, fight between good and evil, Adalbert (Saint; ca. 956–997), fight against pagans, spear, 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 spheres (three of them with one dot). Between its arms radiate two spheres (smaller ones closer to the center of the cross, larger ones—one of them with a dot). In one of the quarters near the center of the cross, an additional dot. ca. 1125–1138. Poland, Kraków. Coin. Diameter 12.3–12.8 mm. Weight 0.43 g.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A63_204

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 spearhead issue mark equal-armed cross chain mail crosses mouth martyrs knight Romanesque style dragons Middle Ages fight good evil Adalbert Saint ca 956–997 pagans spear spears Obv. beaded border chain mail thrusting jaws dragon turned upside down Rv. triple beaded border isosceles cross topped spheres three them dot arms radiate two spheres smaller ones closer center larger ones quarters near additional dot 1125–1138 Kraków Coin Diameter 12.3–12.8 mm Weight 0.43 g single round metallic object sits near white background silver gray darker gray shadows slightly brownish tones irregular edge raised circular pattern concentric rings central cross- motif surrounded rounded raised dots textured surfaces.