Caption

denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1086–1138), equal-armed cross, crosses, allegories, spearhead (issue mark), chain mail, martyrs, jaws, knight, Romanesque (style), knights, dragon, dragons, Middle Ages, spear, Adalbert (Saint; ca. 956–997), spears, fight of good against evil, fight against pagans. 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 11.6–12.0 mm; weight 0.44 g

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A63_332

License type

Rights managed

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27.0Mb (1.0Mb) / 10.2in x 10.2in / 3071 x 3071 (300dpi)

Keywords

denarius Boleslaw III Krzywousty prince Poland 1086–1138 equal-armed cross crosses allegories spearhead issue mark chain mail martyrs jaws knight Romanesque style knights dragon dragons Middle Ages spear Adalbert Saint ca 956–997 spears fight good evil pagans Obv. beaded border chain mail thrusting turned upside down Rv. triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls arms ball 1125–1138 Kraków coin diameter 11.6–12.0 mm weight 0.44 g single round metallic object sits near center white background appearing silver-gray darker gray shadows lighter highlights concentric raised ridges central cross- design rounded bulbous ends surrounded textured circular bands irregular edge details.