Caption

denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1107–1138), allegories, equal-armed cross, crosses, spearhead (issue mark), jaw, chain mail, martyrs, knight, Romanesque (style), jaws, dragons, dragon, fight against pagans, fight between good and evil, Adalbert (Saint; ca. 956–997), 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 balls. At the intersection of the arms, a ball with a dot. Between them, one ball. One arm intersects the other at approximately 1/3 of its length. ca. 1125–1138, Poland, Kraków, coin, diameter 12.6–12.9 mm, weight 0.32 g

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A63_267

License type

Rights managed

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26.6Mb (1.1Mb) / 10.2in x 10.2in / 3049 x 3049 (300dpi)

Keywords

denarius Boleslaw III Krzywousty prince Poland 1107–1138 allegories equal-armed cross crosses spearhead issue mark jaw chain mail martyrs knight Romanesque style jaws dragons dragon fight pagans good evil Adalbert Saint ca 956–997 spear Obv beaded border chain mail thrusting turned upside down Rv triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls intersection arms ball dot them arm intersects approximately 1 3 length 1125–1138 Kraków coin diameter 12.6–12.9 mm weight 0.32 g small round metallic object textured uneven surface sits white background object silver-gray darker gray shadowing recessed areas slight warmer gray highlights raised portions showing irregular circular rim central raised relief curved angular shapes suggesting layered ridges depressions.