Caption

denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1086–1138), allegories, equal-armed cross, spearhead (issue mark), chain mail, crosses, jaws, knight, martyrs, Romanesque (style), dragons, fight between good and evil, Middle Ages, fight against pagans, Adalbert (Saint; ca. 956–997), 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 spheres (one with a dot). Between its arms, one sphere each (with dots). ca. 1125–1138. Poland, Kraków. Coin; diameter 12.7–13.0 mm; weight 0.53 g.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A64_009

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 spearhead issue mark chain mail crosses jaws knight martyrs Romanesque style dragons fight good evil Middle Ages pagans Adalbert Saint ca 956–997 spear spears Obv. beaded border chain mail thrusting dragon turned upside down Rv. triple beaded border isosceles cross topped spheres dot arms sphere dots 1125–1138 Kraków Coin diameter 12.7–13.0 mm weight 0.53 g round metallic object worn textured surface centered white background showing raised indented markings form irregular circular border central motif curved linear elements object silver-gray darker gray toning crevices slight reflective highlights raised areas.