Caption

denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1086–1138), allegories, spearhead (issue mark), crosses, equal-armed cross, chain mail, jaws, knight, Romanesque (style), dragons, martyrs, dragon, fight between good and evil, Middle Ages, fight against pagans, Adalbert (Saint; ca. 956–997), spear, 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. At the intersection of the arms, a ball with a dot. Between the arms, one ball (two of them with one dot). ca. 1125–1138. Poland, Kraków. Coin. Diameter 11.1–11.8 mm. Weight 0.17 g.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A63_413

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 crosses equal-armed cross chain mail jaws knight Romanesque style dragons martyrs 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 intersection arms ball dot two them 1125–1138 Kraków Coin Diameter 11.1–11.8 mm Weight 0.17 g round worn metallic object textured uneven surface sits white background colors silver gray darker gray brownish areas face raised circular border central design formed curved straight raised lines creating compartment- sections small dots irregular indentations edges.