Caption

denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1107–1138), allegories, chain mail (iconographic), spearhead (issue mark), equal-armed cross (iconographic), crosses, jaws (iconographic), martyrs, dragons, Romanesque (style), jaws, knights, dragon (iconographic), middle ages, fight between good and evil (iconographic), knight (iconographic), fight against pagans (iconographic), Adalbert (Saint; ca. 956–997), spear (iconographic), 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; at the intersection of the arms, a ball; between them, one ball. ca. 1125–1138, Poland, Kraków, coin, diameter 12.1 mm, weight 0.27 g

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A63_302

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 chain mail iconographic spearhead issue mark equal-armed cross crosses jaws martyrs dragons Romanesque style knights dragon middle ages fight good evil knight 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 intersection arms ball them 1125–1138 Kraków coin diameter 12.1 mm weight 0.27 g round worn metallic object textured uneven surface sits plain white background object silver-gray darker gray faint lighter gray areas showing irregular raised indented shapes across face small chipped edge.