Caption

denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1086–1138), allegorical imagery, equal-armed cross, spearhead (issue mark), crosses, jaws, chain mail, knight, dragons, Romanesque style, knights, dragon, martyrs, Middle Ages, fight against pagans, Adalbert (Saint; ca. 956–997), fight between good and evil, spears, spear (iconographic). Obv.: In the beaded border, a knight in chain mail thrusting a spearhead into the jaws of an upside-down dragon; a dot on the knight's belt. Rv.: In the triple beaded border, an isosceles cross topped with spheres (three of them with one dot each); between its arms, three spheres (two of them with one dot each) and a dot. ca. 1125–1138; Poland, Kraków; coin; diameter 12.8–13.2 mm; weight 0.47 g.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A63_393

License type

Rights managed

Available size

27.0Mb (1.2Mb) / 10.2in x 10.2in / 3071 x 3071 (300dpi)

Keywords

denarius Boleslaw III Krzywousty prince Poland 1086–1138 allegorical imagery equal-armed cross spearhead issue mark crosses jaws chain mail knight dragons Romanesque style knights dragon martyrs Middle Ages fight pagans Adalbert Saint ca 956–997 good evil spears spear iconographic Obv. beaded border chain mail thrusting upside-down dragon dot knight's belt Rv. triple beaded border isosceles cross topped spheres three them arms three spheres two 1125–1138 Kraków coin diameter 12.8–13.2 mm weight 0.47 g single round metallic object textured worn surface sits plain white background object silver-gray darker gray shadows lighter highlights face concentric raised ridges small rounded protrusions arranged central form irregular surface indentations slightly uneven outer edge.