Caption

denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1086–1138), allegories, equal-armed cross, chain mail, spearhead (issue mark), crosses, jaws, knight, martyrs, Romanesque (style), knights, dragons, dragon, Adalbert (Saint; ca. 956–997), Middle Ages, fight between good and evil, spear, fight against pagans, spears. Obv.: In the linear 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 ball (one of them has a dot; others may have dots but surface is blurred). ca. 1125–1138. Poland, Kraków. Coin. Diameter 12.9–13.6 mm. Weight 0.45 g.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A63_484

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 equal-armed cross chain mail spearhead issue mark crosses jaws knight martyrs Romanesque style knights dragons dragon Adalbert Saint ca 956–997 Middle Ages fight good evil spear pagans spears Obv. linear border chain mail thrusting turned upside down Rv. triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls arms ball them dot dots surface blurred 1125–1138 Kraków Coin Diameter 12.9–13.6 mm Weight 0.45 g round metallic coin worn textured surface showing raised indented areas coin mainly silver hints darker gray subtle brownish tarnished tones rests white background.