Caption

denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1086–1138/1107–1138), allegories, equal-armed cross, crosses, spearhead (issue mark), jaw, chain mail, knight, martyrs, Romanesque (style), knights, jaws, dragons, dragon, Adalbert (Saint; ca. 956–997), Middle Ages, fight between good and evil, fight against pagans, spear, spears. Obv.: In the beaded border, a knight in chain mail thrusting a spearhead into the jaws of an upside-down dragon. Rv.: In the triple beaded border, an isosceles cross topped with balls; at the intersection of the arms, a ball; between them, one sun. ca. 1125–1138. Poland, Kraków. Coin. Diameter 12.5–13.1 mm. Weight 0.37 g.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A63_282

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 1107–1138 allegories equal-armed cross crosses spearhead issue mark jaw chain mail knight martyrs Romanesque style knights jaws dragons dragon Adalbert Saint ca 956–997 Middle Ages fight good evil pagans spear spears Obv. beaded border chain mail thrusting upside-down dragon Rv. triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls intersection arms ball them sun 1125–1138 Kraków Coin Diameter 12.5–13.1 mm Weight 0.37 g worn round metallic object uneven textured surface shown white background object silver-gray darker gray areas lighter reflective highlights irregular raised indented patterns.