Caption

denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1086–1138), allegories, equal-armed cross, crosses, chain mail, spearhead (issue mark), jaws, knight, dragons, martyrs, Romanesque (style), Adalbert (St.; ca. 956–997), knights, dragon, Middle Ages, spear, fight between good and evil, fight against pagans, spears. Obv.: in a beaded border, a knight in chain mail thrusting a spearhead into the jaws of an upside-down dragon. Rv.: in a triple beaded border, an isosceles cross topped with balls; between its arms, three balls and one dot. ca. 1125–1138. Poland, Kraków. Coin. Diameter 13.1–13.7 mm. Weight 0.47 g.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A63_281

License type

Rights managed

Available size

27.0Mb (1.2Mb) / 10.2in x 10.2in / 3071 x 3071 (300dpi)

Keywords

denarius Boleslaw III Krzywousty prince Poland 1086–1138 allegories equal-armed cross crosses chain mail spearhead issue mark jaws knight dragons martyrs Romanesque style Adalbert St ca 956–997 knights dragon Middle Ages spear fight good evil pagans spears Obv. beaded border chain mail thrusting upside-down dragon Rv. triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls arms three balls dot 1125–1138 Kraków Coin Diameter 13.1–13.7 mm Weight 0.47 g round metallic object worn textured surface sits white background object silver areas darker gray occasional faint brownish tones showing irregular raised indented patterns slightly uneven rim.