Caption

denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1107–1138), allegories, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1086–1138), equal-armed cross, crosses, spearhead (issue mark), chain mail, chain mails, mouth, martyrs, knight, Romanesque (style), dragons, mouths, dragon, knights, fight against pagans, fight between good and evil, Middle Ages, Adalbert (Saint; ca. 956–997), spear, spears. Obv.: In a rope border, a knight in chain mail thrusting a spearhead into the jaws of a dragon turned upside down. Rv.: In a triple beaded border, an isosceles cross topped with balls; between its arms, one ball. ca. 1125–1138, Poland, Kraków, coin, diameter 12.6–12.9 mm, weight 0.50 g

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A63_298

License type

Rights managed

Available size

27.0Mb (1.1Mb) / 10.2in x 10.2in / 3071 x 3071 (300dpi)

Keywords

denarius Boleslaw III Krzywousty prince Poland 1107–1138 allegories 1086–1138 equal-armed cross crosses spearhead issue mark chain mail chain mails mouth martyrs knight Romanesque style dragons mouths dragon knights fight pagans good evil Middle Ages Adalbert Saint ca 956–997 spear spears Obv. rope border chain mail thrusting jaws turned upside down Rv. triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls arms ball 1125–1138 Kraków coin diameter 12.6–12.9 mm weight 0.50 g round metallic object worn textured surface displaying raised irregular markings patterns object primarily silver gray darker gray shadows recessed areas subtle lighter highlights raised edges set plain white background.