Caption

denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1086–1138), allegories, equal-armed cross, crosses, chain mail, spearhead (issue mark), jaw, martyrs, knight, Romanesque (style), jaws, dragons, knights, dragon, Middle Ages, fight between good and evil, fight against pagans, spear, Adalbert (Saint; ca. 956–997), 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. Between its arms, one ball (one of them has a dot). ca. 1125–1138, Kraków, Poland. Coin; diameter 12.1–12.3 mm; weight 0.36 g.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A63_324

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 chain mail spearhead issue mark jaw martyrs knight Romanesque style jaws dragons knights dragon Middle Ages fight good evil pagans spear Adalbert Saint ca 956–997 spears Obv beaded border chain mail thrusting turned upside down Rv triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls arms ball them dot 1125–1138 Kraków Coin diameter 12.1–12.3 mm weight 0.36 g small circular metallic object centered white background raised central motif consisting rounded ends rounded protrusions surrounded concentric raised rings textured areas shades silver gray darker gray subtle highlights shadows.