Caption

denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1086–1138), allegories, crosses, equal-armed cross, spearhead (issue mark), chain mail, jaws, martyrs, knight, dragons, fight against pagans, fight between good and evil, Romanesque (style), spear, Adalbert (St.; ca. 956–997). 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. ca. 1125–1138. Poland, Kraków. Coin. Diameter 11.8–12.1 mm; weight 0.39 g.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A63_325

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 crosses equal-armed cross spearhead issue mark chain mail jaws martyrs knight dragons fight pagans good evil Romanesque style spear Adalbert St ca 956–997 Obv. beaded border chain mail thrusting dragon turned upside down Rv. triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls arms ball 1125–1138 Kraków Coin Diameter 11.8–12.1 mm weight 0.39 g round metallic object worn textured surface irregular raised patterns showing design includes curved angular shapes stylized figure motif object primarily silver-gray darker gray areas subtle patches darker tarnish lighter highlights sits alone plain white background.