Caption

denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1107–1138), allegories, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1086–1138), spearhead (issue mark), equal-armed cross, crosses, chain mail, chain mails, mouth, knight, martyrs, Romanesque (style), dragons, knights, mouths, dragon, Adalbert (Saint; ca. 956–997), Middle Ages, fight between good and evil, spears, spear, 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. At the intersection of the arms, a ball. Between them, one ball. ca. 1125–1138, Poland, Kraków, coin, diameter 11.9–12.1 mm, weight 0.42 g

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A63_377

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 1086–1138 spearhead issue mark equal-armed cross crosses chain mail chain mails mouth knight martyrs Romanesque style dragons knights mouths dragon Adalbert Saint ca 956–997 Middle Ages fight good evil spears spear Obv beaded border chain mail thrusting jaws turned upside down Rv triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls intersection arms ball them 1125–1138 Kraków coin diameter 11.9–12.1 mm weight 0.42 g circular metallic object textured slightly irregular surface sits white background object raised central area cluster rounded protrusions concentric ridged rings surrounding colors include shades silver gray hints darker tarnished brown.