Caption

denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1107–1138), allegories, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1086–1138), crosses, equal-armed cross, spearhead (issue mark), chain mail, mouth, martyrs, knight, dragons, Romanesque (style), knights, dragon, Middle Ages, fight between good and evil, fight against pagans, spear, Adalbert (Saint; ca. 956–997), spears. Obverse: in the beaded border, a knight in chain mail thrusting a spearhead into the jaws of an upside-down dragon; a ball under the knight's right elbow; a dot outside the knight's right hand. Reverse: in the triple beaded border, an isosceles cross topped with balls, one ball between its arms. ca. 1125–1138. Kraków, Poland. Coin. Diameter 12.3–13.1 mm. Weight 0.35 g.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A63_458

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 1107–1138 allegories 1086–1138 crosses equal-armed cross spearhead issue mark chain mail mouth martyrs knight dragons Romanesque style knights dragon Middle Ages fight good evil pagans spear Adalbert Saint ca 956–997 spears Obverse beaded border chain mail thrusting jaws upside-down dragon ball under knight's right elbow dot outside knight's right hand Reverse triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls ball arms 1125–1138 Kraków Coin Diameter 12.3–13.1 mm Weight 0.35 g round metallic object rough textured surface worn raised details sits white background object silver-gray darker gray areas darker shadows edges irregular rim several small bumps linear impressions across face.