Caption

denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1086–1138), allegories, spearhead (issue mark), equal-armed cross, crosses, chain mail, martyrs, jaws, knight, Romanesque (style), knights, dragon, dragons, Middle Ages, fight between good and evil, fight against pagans, Adalbert (Saint; ca. 956–997), spears, spear. 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, three spheres. One arm intersects the other at approximately 1/3 of its length. ca. 1125–1138, Kraków, Poland, coin, diameter 12.2–12.9 mm, weight 0.42 g

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A63_205

License type

Rights managed

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27.0Mb (1.2Mb) / 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 crosses chain mail martyrs jaws knight Romanesque style knights dragon dragons Middle Ages fight good evil pagans Adalbert Saint ca 956–997 spears spear Obv beaded border chain mail thrusting turned upside down Rv triple beaded border isosceles cross topped spheres them dot arms three spheres arm intersects approximately 1 3 length 1125–1138 Kraków coin diameter 12.2–12.9 mm weight 0.42 g small round object rough textured surface metallic gray silver tones sits white background object shallow raised indented areas forming irregular shapes lines hints darker gray recessed parts slightly warmer gray near rim.