Caption

denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1107–1138), allegories, equal-armed cross, crosses, spearhead (issue mark), chain mail, jaws, martyrs, dragons, Romanesque (style), knights, dragon, Middle Ages, knight, Adalbert (Saint; ca. 956–997), fight between good and evil, spear, fight against pagans, 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 (two of them with one dot each). At the intersection of the arms, a ball. Between them, closer to the center, one dot; closer to the ends, one sun (one of them with a dot). ca. 1125–1138, Poland, Kraków, coin, diameter 12.2–12.5 mm, weight 0.34 g

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A63_367

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 1107–1138 allegories equal-armed cross crosses spearhead issue mark chain mail jaws martyrs dragons Romanesque style knights dragon Middle Ages knight Adalbert Saint ca 956–997 fight good evil spear pagans spears Obv. beaded border chain mail thrusting turned upside down Rv. triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls two them dot intersection arms ball closer center ends sun 1125–1138 Kraków coin diameter 12.2–12.5 mm weight 0.34 g small round metallic object textured worn surface sits plain white background object concentric raised ridges edge indented central area irregular decorative shapes patterns visible colors silver-gray darker gray shadows slight hints brownish tarnish.