Caption

denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1086–1138), allegories, equal-armed cross, chain mail, spearhead (issue mark), crosses, jaws, knight, martyrs, dragons, Romanesque (style), knights, Middle Ages, fight between good and evil, Adalbert (Saint; ca. 956–997), fight against pagans, spear. 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; between its arms, one sun. ca. 1125–1138, Poland, Kraków, coin, diameter 12.9–13.2 mm, weight 0.33 g

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A64_011

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 chain mail spearhead issue mark crosses jaws knight martyrs dragons Romanesque style knights Middle Ages fight good evil Adalbert Saint ca 956–997 pagans spear Obv beaded border chain mail thrusting dragon turned upside down Rv triple beaded border isosceles cross topped spheres arms sun 1125–1138 Kraków coin diameter 12.9–13.2 mm weight 0.33 g round metallic object uneven textured surface showing irregular raised recessed areas beaded rim object worn slightly dented visible scratches indentations predominant colors visible silver gray hints darker gray tones white background.