Caption

denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1086-1138), allegories, equal-armed cross, spearhead (issue mark), chain mail, crosses, jaws, knight, martyrs, Romanesque (style), dragons, knights, Middle Ages, fight against pagans, dragon, fight between good and evil, 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, three balls. One arm intersects the other at approximately 1/3 of its length. ca. 1125–1138, Poland, Kraków, coin, diameter 12.4–12.9 mm, weight 0.39 g

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A63_355

License type

Rights managed

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27.0Mb (1.1Mb) / 10.2in x 10.2in / 3071 x 3071 (300dpi)

Keywords

denarius Boleslaw III Krzywousty prince Poland 1086-1138 allegories equal-armed cross spearhead issue mark chain mail crosses jaws knight martyrs Romanesque style dragons knights Middle Ages fight pagans dragon good evil Adalbert Saint ca 956-997 spears Obv beaded border chain mail thrusting turned upside down Rv triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls arms three balls arm intersects approximately 1 3 length 1125–1138 Kraków coin diameter 12.4–12.9 mm weight 0.39 g round metallic object textured raised design sits centered white background object various shades gray silver darker gray recessed areas lighter silver highlights showing concentric circular ridges inner raised motif resembles simple floral cross- shape rounded nodes appearing worn slightly irregular shape.