Caption

denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1086–1138), allegories, equal-armed cross, crosses, jaws, spearhead (issue mark), chain mail, chain mails, martyrs, knight, Romanesque (style), jaws, knights, dragons, dragon, Middle Ages, fight between good and evil, fight against pagans, Adalbert (Saint; ca. 956–997), spear, spears, 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 (two of them with one dot each). Between its arms, one ball (two of them with one dot each). One arm intersects the other at approximately 1/3 of its length., c. 1125–1138, Poland, Kraków, coin, diameter 11.6–12.2 mm, weight 0.39 g

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A63_290

License type

Rights managed

Available size

27.0Mb (1.0Mb) / 10.2in x 10.2in / 3071 x 3071 (300dpi)

Keywords

denarius Boleslaw III Krzywousty prince Poland 1086–1138 allegories equal-armed cross crosses jaws spearhead issue mark chain mail chain mails martyrs knight Romanesque style knights dragons dragon Middle Ages fight good evil pagans Adalbert Saint ca 956–997 spear spears Obv beaded border chain mail thrusting turned upside down Rv triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls two them dot arms ball arm intersects approximately 1 3 length c 1125–1138 Kraków coin diameter 11.6–12.2 mm weight 0.39 g round metallic object textured worn surface centered plain white background object primarily silver-gray darker gray shadows lighter silvery highlights showing irregular raised indented areas form embossed pattern looks curved linear ridges scalloped edge places giving uneven aged appearance.