Caption

denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1086–1138), allegories, spearhead (issue mark), crosses, equal-armed cross, chain mail, jaws, knight, chain mails, martyrs, Romanesque (style), knights, dragons, dragon, Middle Ages, Adalbert (St.; ca. 956–997), Jastrzebowski, Stanislaw (1898–1980), fight between good and evil, fight against pagans, 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 spheres (one of them has a dot). Between its arms, one sphere (two of them have a dot). ca. 1125–1138, Poland, Kraków, coin, diameter 12.4–12.8 mm, weight 0.31 g

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A63_429

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 1086–1138 allegories spearhead issue mark crosses equal-armed cross chain mail jaws knight chain mails martyrs Romanesque style knights dragons dragon Middle Ages Adalbert St ca 956–997 Jastrzebowski Stanislaw 1898–1980 fight good evil pagans spear spears Obv beaded border chain mail thrusting turned upside down Rv triple beaded border isosceles cross topped spheres them dot arms sphere two 1125–1138 Kraków coin diameter 12.4–12.8 mm weight 0.31 g round metallic object worn textured surface showing concentric raised rings central cross- shape rounded nodes ends rendered shades silver gray white background.