Caption

denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1086–1138), allegories, equal-armed cross, spearhead (issue mark), chain mail, mouth, martyrs, knight, Romanesque (style), dragons, knight fighting a dragon, fight against pagans, fight between good and evil, Adalbert (Saint; ca. 956–997), spear, spears. Obverse: in a rope border, a knight in chain mail thrusting a spearhead into the jaws of an upside-down dragon. Reverse: 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_299

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 1086–1138 allegories equal-armed cross spearhead issue mark chain mail mouth martyrs knight Romanesque style dragons knight fighting dragon fight pagans good evil Adalbert Saint ca 956–997 spear spears Obverse rope border chain mail thrusting jaws upside-down dragon Reverse 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 textured uneven surface sits white background object silver-gray darker gray shadows crevices slight brownish-gray patina worn areas concentric raised rings indented central motif giving rough embossed appearance.