Caption

denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1086–1138), allegories, chainmail, equal-armed cross, crosses, mouth, spearhead (issue mark), martyrs, knight, Romanesque (style), knights, dragon, dragons, mouths, Middle Ages, fight against pagans, fight between good and evil, Adalbert (Saint; ca. 956–997), spear, spears. Obverse: in the beaded border, a knight in chain mail thrusting a spearhead into the jaws of a dragon turned upside down. Reverse: in the triple beaded border, an isosceles cross topped with balls; between its arms, one ball (one dot on each). ca. 1125–1138, Poland, Kraków; coin; diameter 12.2 mm; weight 0.40 g.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A63_227

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 chainmail equal-armed cross crosses mouth spearhead issue mark martyrs knight Romanesque style knights dragon dragons mouths Middle Ages fight pagans good evil Adalbert Saint ca 956–997 spear spears Obverse beaded border chain mail thrusting jaws turned upside down Reverse triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls arms ball dot 1125–1138 Kraków coin diameter 12.2 mm weight 0.40 g single round metallic object sits white background showing textured surface concentric raised rings central design forms rounded ends silver-gray darker gray shadows recessed areas lighter silvery highlights raised portions.