Caption

denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1086–1138), allegories, equal-armed cross, spearhead (issue mark), chain mail, crosses, mouth, knight, martyrs, Romanesque (style), dragons, knight, mouths, Middle Ages, Adalbert (St.; ca. 956–997), spear, fight against pagans, spears, fight between good and evil. Obverse: in the linear border, a knight in chain mail thrusting a spearhead into the jaws of an upside-down dragon; a ball under the knight's right elbow. Reverse: in the triple beaded border, an isosceles cross topped with balls; a ball at the intersection of the arms and one ball between the arms. ca. 1125–1138, Poland, Kraków; coin; diameter 11.9–12.7 mm; weight 0.25 g

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A64_034

License type

Rights managed

Available size

27.0Mb (1.1Mb) / 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 mouth knight martyrs Romanesque style dragons mouths Middle Ages Adalbert St ca 956–997 spear fight pagans spears good evil Obverse linear border chain mail thrusting jaws upside-down dragon ball under knight's right elbow Reverse triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls ball intersection arms 1125–1138 Kraków coin diameter 11.9–12.7 mm weight 0.25 g small round metallic object sits near center white background silver-gray darker gray shadows slight brownish-gray areas showing textured uneven surface concentric raised ridges central recessed area contains symmetrical four-lobed pattern irregular edges subtle variations sheen across surface.