Caption

denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1086–1138), allegories, spearhead (issue mark), crosses, chain mail (iconographic), equal-armed cross (iconographic), jaws (iconographic), martyrs, Romanesque (style), knight (iconographic), chain mail, knights, jaws, dragons, dragon (iconographic), fight between good and evil (iconographic), fight against pagans (iconographic), spear (iconographic), Middle Ages, Adalbert (Saint; ca. 956–997). Obverse: in the linear border, a knight in chain mail thrusting a spearhead into the jaws of a dragon turned upside down. Reverse: in the triple beaded border, an isosceles cross topped with balls; between its arms, three balls; one arm intersects the other at approximately 1/3 of its length. ca. 1125–1138, Poland, Kraków; coin; diameter 12.1–12.6 mm; weight 0.30 g.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A63_350

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 spearhead issue mark crosses chain mail iconographic equal-armed cross jaws martyrs Romanesque style knight knights dragons dragon fight good evil pagans spear Middle Ages Adalbert Saint ca 956–997 Obverse linear border chain mail thrusting turned upside down Reverse triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls arms three balls arm intersects approximately 1 3 length 1125–1138 Kraków coin diameter 12.1–12.6 mm weight 0.30 g single round metallic object textured worn surface sits near center image white background object silver-gray darker gray shadows crevices lighter reflective highlights irregular raised design curved angular forms rough edges.