Caption

denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1107–1138), allegories, equal-armed cross, crosses, chain mail, jaws, spearhead (issue mark), martyrs, knight, Romanesque (style), knights, dragons, dragon, Middle Ages, fight between good and evil, Adalbert (Saint; ca. 956–997), fight against pagans, spears, spear, Obv. In the linear 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. Between its arms, one ball. ca. 1125–1138, Poland, Kraków, coin, diameter 13.1–13.3 mm, weight 0.46 g

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A63_309

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 1107–1138 allegories equal-armed cross crosses chain mail jaws spearhead issue mark martyrs knight Romanesque style knights dragons dragon Middle Ages fight good evil Adalbert Saint ca 956–997 pagans spears spear Obv linear border chain mail thrusting turned upside down Rv triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls arms ball 1125–1138 Kraków coin diameter 13.1–13.3 mm weight 0.46 g single round metallic object textured surface sits white background object silver-gray darker gray shadows lighter reflective highlights showing raised central cross- shape surrounded circular border concentric ridged rings irregularities worn areas creating varied gray tones slight roughness across surface.