Caption

denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1086–1138), allegories, spearhead (issue mark), equal-armed cross (iconographic), crosses, jaws (iconographic), chain mail (iconographic), chain mails, martyrs, knight (iconographic), Romanesque (style), jaws, dragons, knights, dragon (iconographic), fight between good and evil (iconographic), Middle Ages, fight against pagans (iconographic), Adalbert (Saint; ca. 956–997), spear (iconographic), 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, one ball (two of them with one dot). ca. 1125–1138, Poland, Kraków, coin, diameter 12.0–12.2 mm, weight 0.46 g

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A63_381

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 equal-armed cross iconographic crosses jaws chain mail chain mails martyrs knight Romanesque style dragons knights dragon fight good evil Middle Ages pagans Adalbert Saint ca 956–997 spear spears Obv beaded border chain mail thrusting turned upside down Rv triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls arms ball two them dot 1125–1138 Kraków coin diameter 12.0–12.2 mm weight 0.46 g round metallic disc central raised design shown white background disc silver-gray darker gray shadows slight brownish tones central motif shape rounded nodules ends surrounding concentric circular ridges surface uneven texture small dents worn areas surrounding background plain white.