Caption

denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1107–1138), allegories, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1086–1138), equal-armed cross, spearhead (issue mark), crosses, chain mail, mouth, knight, martyrs, Romanesque (style), dragons, knights, dragon, Middle Ages, Adalbert (Saint; ca. 956–997), fight against pagans, fight between good and evil, spear, spears. Obv. In the linear 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 (three of them with one dot each). Between its arms, one ball. ca. 1125–1138. Poland, Kraków. Coin; diameter 12.1–12.5 mm; weight 0.41 g.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A63_372

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 1107–1138 allegories 1086–1138 equal-armed cross spearhead issue mark crosses chain mail mouth knight martyrs Romanesque style dragons knights dragon Middle Ages Adalbert Saint ca 956–997 fight pagans good evil spear spears Obv linear border chain mail thrusting jaws turned upside down Rv triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls three them dot arms ball 1125–1138 Kraków Coin diameter 12.1–12.5 mm weight 0.41 g round metallic object worn textured surface sits white background object silver-gray darker gray patina subtle brownish-green spots raised recessed areas form irregular central design curved linear shapes.