Caption

denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1107–1138), allegories, chain mail, crosses, equal-armed cross, spearhead (issue mark), jaws, chain mail, knight, martyrs, Romanesque (style), dragons, knights, dragon, jaws, Adalbert (Saint; ca. 956–997), Middle Ages, fight between good and evil, spear, 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 (one of them has a dot). ca. 1125–1138, Kraków, Poland; coin; diameter 12.9–13.3 mm; weight 0.45 g.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A63_341

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 chain mail crosses equal-armed cross spearhead issue mark jaws knight martyrs Romanesque style dragons knights dragon Adalbert Saint ca 956–997 Middle Ages fight good evil spear pagans 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 12.9–13.3 mm weight 0.45 g small round metallic object worn textured surface sits centered white background object silvery-gray darker gray shadows recesses lighter gray highlights raised areas edge irregularities slightly raised rim within circular face worn relief shapes suggesting curved angular forms raised dots part inner edge uneven surface texture slight indentations.