Caption

denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1107–1138), allegories, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1086–1138), spearhead (issue mark), equal-armed cross, chain mail, chain mails, crosses, knight, mouth, Romanesque (style), knights, dragons, martyrs, dragon, mouths, Middle Ages, very good (state of preservation), Adalbert (Saint; ca. 956–997), fight against pagans, fight between good and evil, spears, spear. 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 with a dot). Between its arms, one sun (each with a dot). ca. 1125–1138, Kraków, Poland, coin, diameter 12.1–12.7 mm, weight 0.55 g

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A63_431

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 1107–1138 allegories 1086–1138 spearhead issue mark equal-armed cross chain mail chain mails crosses knight mouth Romanesque style knights dragons martyrs dragon mouths Middle Ages good state preservation Adalbert Saint ca 956–997 fight pagans evil spears spear Obv beaded border chain mail thrusting jaws turned upside down Rv triple beaded border isosceles cross topped spheres them dot arms sun 1125–1138 Kraków coin diameter 12.1–12.7 mm weight 0.55 g circular metallic object raised central motif concentric ridged rings showing textured weathered surface shades silver gray darker gray tones object sits plain white background.