Caption

denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1107–1138), allegories, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1086–1138), spearhead (issue mark), equal-armed cross, crosses, jaws, chain mail, chain mails, martyrs, Romanesque (style), jaws, knight, dragons, knights, dragon, Middle Ages, Adalbert (St.; ca. 956–997), fight against pagans, fight between good and evil, 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 of them with a dot). Between its arms, one sphere (two of them with dots). Ca. 1125–1138, Poland, Kraków, coin, diameter 12.1–12.6 mm, weight 0.41 g.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A64_039

License type

Rights managed

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27.0Mb (1.1Mb) / 10.2in x 10.2in / 3071 x 3071 (300dpi)

Keywords

denarius Boleslaw III Krzywousty prince Poland 1107–1138 allegories 1086–1138 spearhead issue mark equal-armed cross crosses jaws chain mail chain mails martyrs Romanesque style knight dragons knights dragon Middle Ages Adalbert St ca 956–997 fight pagans good evil spear spears Obv beaded border chain mail thrusting turned upside down Rv triple beaded border isosceles cross topped spheres them dot arms sphere two dots Ca 1125–1138 Kraków coin diameter 12.1–12.6 mm weight 0.41 g round metallic object textured slightly irregular surface sits near center white background object concentric raised rings inner circular area featuring simple cross- raised design rounded lobes showing highlights shadows give silver-gray appearance darker gray accents subtle reflective sheen.