Caption

denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1086–1138; ruler 1107–1138), 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, 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; the others may also have a dot, but the 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_485

License type

Rights managed

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27.0Mb (1.3Mb) / 10.2in x 10.2in / 3071 x 3071 (300dpi)

Keywords

denarius Boleslaw III Krzywousty prince Poland 1086–1138 ruler 1107–1138 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 Obv linear border chain mail thrusting turned upside down Rv triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls arms ball them dot also surface blurred 1125–1138 Kraków coin diameter 12.9–13.6 mm weight 0.45 g round metallic object raised textured surface concentric ridged rings showing irregular hammered marks worn areas visible colors include silver gray subtle brownish tones set white background.