Caption

denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1086–1138), allegories, spearhead (issue mark), crosses, chain mail (iconographic), jaws (iconographic), chain mails, martyrs, knight (iconographic), equal-armed cross (iconographic), Romanesque (style), knights, jaws, dragons, Middle Ages, Adalbert (St.; ca. 956–997), dragon (iconographic), fight between good and evil (iconographic), spear (iconographic), fight against pagans (iconographic), spears. Obverse: In the beaded border, a knight in chain mail thrusting a spearhead into the jaws of a dragon turned upside down. Reverse: In the triple beaded border, an isosceles cross topped with spheres (one of them with a dot). Between its arms, one sphere (two of them with a dot). Ca. 1125–1138, Kraków, Poland. Coin; diameter 12.3–12.7 mm; weight 0.32 g.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A63_475

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 spearhead issue mark crosses chain mail iconographic jaws chain mails martyrs knight equal-armed cross Romanesque style knights dragons Middle Ages Adalbert St ca 956–997 dragon fight good evil spear pagans spears Obverse beaded border chain mail thrusting turned upside down Reverse triple beaded border isosceles cross topped spheres them dot arms sphere two Ca 1125–1138 Kraków Coin diameter 12.3–12.7 mm weight 0.32 g single round metallic object textured surface sits white background object silver-gray features concentric raised rings central raised motif resembling four-lobed petal- shape subtle shadows highlights emphasizing uneven slightly worn edges.