Caption

denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1086–1138), spearhead (issue mark), chain mail (iconographic), equal-armed cross (iconographic), crosses, chain mail, mouth (iconographic), martyrs, knight (iconographic), dragons, Romanesque (style), knights, fight between good and evil (iconographic), Middle Ages, dragon (iconographic), fight against pagans (iconographic), mouths, spear (iconographic), Adalbert (Saint; ca. 956–997), Obverse: in the beaded border, a knight in chain mail thrusting a spearhead into the jaws of an upside-down dragon; between the knight's legs, probably a dot (effacement). Reverse: in the triple beaded border, an isosceles cross topped with balls; between its arms, one ball (one of them has a dot). ca. 1125–1138, Poland, Kraków, coin, diameter 11.9–12.3 mm, weight 0.37 g

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A63_247

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 spearhead issue mark chain mail iconographic equal-armed cross crosses mouth martyrs knight dragons Romanesque style knights fight good evil Middle Ages dragon pagans mouths spear Adalbert Saint ca 956–997 Obverse beaded border chain mail thrusting jaws upside-down dragon knight's legs dot effacement Reverse triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls arms ball them 1125–1138 Kraków coin diameter 11.9–12.3 mm weight 0.37 g small round metallic object worn textured surface showing raised recessed areas appearing embossed design object primarily silver gray slight darker lighter variations hints brownish discoloration set plain white background.