Caption

denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1107–1138), allegories, equal-armed cross, crosses, spearhead (issue mark), jaws, chain mail, knight, chain mails, martyrs, Romanesque (style), dragons, knights, dragon, jaws, Middle Ages, fight between good and evil, fight against pagans, spear, Adalbert (St.; ca. 956–997). Obv.: In the beaded border, a knight in chain mail thrusting a spearhead into the jaws of an upside-down dragon. Rv.: In the triple beaded border, an isosceles cross topped with balls; between its arms, one ball (one of them with a dot). ca. 1125–1138. Poland, Kraków. Coin. Diameter 12.8–13.2 mm; weight 0.40 g.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A63_461

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 equal-armed cross crosses spearhead issue mark jaws chain mail knight chain mails martyrs Romanesque style dragons knights dragon Middle Ages fight good evil pagans spear Adalbert St ca 956–997 Obv. beaded border chain mail thrusting upside-down dragon Rv. triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls arms ball them dot 1125–1138 Kraków Coin Diameter 12.8–13.2 mm weight 0.40 g circular metallic object textured uneven surface sits white background object raised central motif curved radial shapes concentric ridges edge visible colors include silver gray hints darker gray tones.