Caption

denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1086–1138), allegories, equal-armed cross, crosses, spearhead (issue mark), chain mail, mouth, martyrs, knight, Romanesque (style), mouths, knights, dragons, Middle Ages, dragon, fight against pagans, fight between good and evil, spears, 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 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_274

License type

Rights managed

Available size

26.3Mb (1.1Mb) / 10.1in x 10.1in / 3033 x 3033 (300dpi)

Keywords

denarius Boleslaw III Krzywousty prince Poland 1086–1138 allegories equal-armed cross crosses spearhead issue mark chain mail mouth martyrs knight Romanesque style mouths knights dragons Middle Ages dragon fight pagans good evil spears Adalbert Saint ca 956–997 spear 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 roughly circular metallic object textured slightly irregular edge sits white background object primarily silver areas darker gray patina subtle hints brownish discoloration surface features concentric raised ridges surrounding central recessed area contains symmetrical motif rounded protrusions short linear elements.