Caption

denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1086–1138), allegories, crosses, equal-armed cross, chain mail, mouth, martyrs, spearhead (issue mark), knight, dragons, Romanesque (style), Middle Ages, fight against pagans, fight between good and evil, spear, 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, one ball (three of them with one dot). ca. 1125–1138. Poland, Kraków. Coin. Diameter 11.2–11.6 mm. Weight 0.29 g.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A63_384

License type

Rights managed

Available size

27.0Mb (1.0Mb) / 10.2in x 10.2in / 3071 x 3071 (300dpi)

Keywords

denarius Boleslaw III Krzywousty prince Poland 1086–1138 allegories crosses equal-armed cross chain mail mouth martyrs spearhead issue mark knight dragons Romanesque style Middle Ages fight pagans good evil spear Adalbert Saint ca 956–997 spears Obv beaded border chain mail thrusting jaws dragon turned upside down Rv triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls arms ball three them dot 1125–1138 Kraków Coin Diameter 11.2–11.6 mm Weight 0.29 g small circular metallic object sits centered white background silvery-gray darker gray shadows slight hints brownish tarnish showing raised circular border concentric ridged rings central raised design central area features cross- raised element rounded ends surrounding textured indentations surface irregularities dents patina.