Caption

denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1086–1138; ruler 1107–1138), allegories, equal-armed cross, crosses, spearhead (issue mark), chain mail, mouth, martyrs, knight, Romanesque (style), dragons, Middle Ages, dragon, fight against pagans, fight between good and evil, spears, Adalbert (Saint; ca. 956–997), 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 spheres (one of them with a dot). Between its arms, one sphere (each with a dot)., ca. 1125–1138, Poland, Kraków, coin, diameter 12.6–12.9 mm, weight 0.30 g

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A63_273

License type

Rights managed

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Keywords

denarius Boleslaw III Krzywousty prince Poland 1086–1138 ruler 1107–1138 allegories equal-armed cross crosses spearhead issue mark chain mail mouth martyrs knight Romanesque style dragons Middle Ages dragon fight pagans good evil spears Adalbert Saint ca 956–997 Obv beaded border chain mail thrusting jaws turned upside down Rv triple beaded border isosceles cross topped spheres them dot arms sphere 1125–1138 Kraków coin diameter 12.6–12.9 mm weight 0.30 g single round metallic object worn textured surface sits plain white background object uneven raised depressed areas irregular edges small dents displays metallic shades silver gray darker gray shadows slight hints tarnish.