Caption

denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1086–1138), allegories, equal-armed cross, crosses, spearhead (issue mark), chain mail, chain mails, jaws, knight, martyrs, dragons, knights, dragon, jaws, Romanesque (style), Middle Ages, Adalbert (Saint; ca. 956–997), fight between good and evil, fight against pagans, 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 (a dot next to one of them). Between its arms, one ball. ca. 1125–1138, Poland, Kraków, coin, diameter 12.4–12.9 mm, weight 0.41 g

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A64_005

License type

Rights managed

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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 crosses spearhead issue mark chain mail chain mails jaws knight martyrs dragons knights dragon Romanesque style Middle Ages Adalbert Saint ca 956–997 fight good evil pagans spear spears Obv beaded border chain mail thrusting turned upside down Rv triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls dot next them arms ball 1125–1138 Kraków coin diameter 12.4–12.9 mm weight 0.41 g small round metallic object weathered uneven surface sits plain white background object silver-gray darker gray shadows subtle hints brownish tones raised indented areas forming irregular textured pattern across face.