Caption

denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1086–1138), allegories, equal-armed cross, crosses, spearhead (issue mark), jaws, chain mail, Romanesque style, knight, dragons, martyrs, dragon, Middle Ages, spear, fight between good and evil, Adalbert (Saint; ca. 956–997), spears, 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 with a dot). ca. 1125–1138. Poland, Kraków. Coin (denarius). Diameter 12.4–12.9 mm. Weight 0.46 g.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A64_008

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 crosses spearhead issue mark jaws chain mail Romanesque style knight dragons martyrs dragon Middle Ages spear fight good evil Adalbert Saint ca 956–997 spears pagans Obv. linear border chain mail thrusting turned upside down Rv. triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls arms ball them dot 1125–1138 Kraków Coin Diameter 12.4–12.9 mm Weight 0.46 g single circular metal object raised central design sits white background object silver-gray darker gray shadows slight brownish tarnish showing concentric raised rings center cross- raised feature rounded knobs ends uneven slightly worn edge.