Caption

denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (Prince of Poland; 1107–1138), allegories, equal-armed cross, spearhead (issue mark), chain mail, crosses, martyrs, jaws, knight, dragons, knights, Romanesque (style), dragon, Adalbert (Saint; ca. 956–997), Middle Ages, fight between good and evil, fight against pagans, 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; between its arms, one ball (one dot on each). Ca. 1125–1138. Poland, Kraków. Coin. Diameter 12.1–12.6 mm. Weight 0.47 g.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A63_234

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 spearhead issue mark chain mail crosses martyrs jaws knight dragons knights Romanesque style dragon Adalbert Saint ca 956–997 Middle Ages fight good evil pagans spear Obv. beaded border chain mail thrusting upside-down dragon Rv. triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls arms ball dot Ca 1125–1138 Kraków Coin Diameter 12.1–12.6 mm Weight 0.47 g round metallic object weathered uneven surface sits plain white background showing textured relief includes curved angular raised shapes indentations object shades silver gray dark gray areas subtle darker tarnish background predominantly white.