Caption

denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1086–1138), allegories, crosses, equal-armed cross, jaws, spearhead (issue mark), chain mail, knight, Romanesque (style), martyrs, dragons, dragon, knights, Adalbert (St.; ca. 956–997), fight between good and evil, spear, fight against pagans, Middle Ages. 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 balls (two of them with one dot each). Between its arms, one ball (two of them with one dot each). Between one of the balls with a dot and the arm, a dot. ca. 1125–1138, Poland, Kraków, coin, diameter 12.3–12.8 mm, weight 0.42 g

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A63_253

License type

Rights managed

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27.0Mb (1.1Mb) / 10.2in x 10.2in / 3071 x 3071 (300dpi)

Keywords

denarius Boleslaw III Krzywousty prince Poland 1086–1138 allegories crosses equal-armed cross jaws spearhead issue mark chain mail knight Romanesque style martyrs dragons dragon knights Adalbert St ca 956–997 fight good evil spear pagans Middle Ages Obv beaded border chain mail thrusting turned upside down Rv triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls two them dot arms ball arm 1125–1138 Kraków coin diameter 12.3–12.8 mm weight 0.42 g circular metallic object worn textured surface sits white background object silver-gray darker gray shadows subtle brownish tarnish places raised rim several irregular embossed shapes shallow relief patterns across face giving slightly uneven aged appearance.