Caption

denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1086–1138), allegories, chain mail, equal-armed cross, jaws, chain mail, crosses, spearhead (issue mark), martyrs, Romanesque (style), jaws, dragons, knights, dragon, Middle Ages, fight between good and evil, knight, 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. Between its arms, one sun. ca. 1125–1138. Poland, Kraków. Coin. Diameter 12.3–12.8 mm. Weight 0.46 g.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A63_471

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 1086–1138 allegories chain mail equal-armed cross jaws crosses spearhead issue mark martyrs Romanesque style dragons knights dragon Middle Ages fight good evil knight 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 arms sun 1125–1138 Kraków Coin Diameter 12.3–12.8 mm Weight 0.46 g round metallic object worn textured surface sits white background object primarily silver-gray traces darker gray subtle warm tones concentric raised rings central cross- raised pattern rounded ends small shapes quadrants giving aged hammered appearance.