Caption

denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1107–1138), allegories, equal-armed cross, spearhead (issue mark), chain mail, crosses, jaws, knight, Romanesque (style), dragons, martyrs, knights, Middle Ages, dragon, fight between good and evil, Adalbert (Saint; ca. 956–997), fight against pagans, spear, spears. Obverse: in the linear border, a knight in chain mail thrusting a spearhead into the jaws of a dragon turned upside down. Reverse: in the triple beaded border, an isosceles cross topped with balls (three with a dot; fourth unclear due to blurring); between its arms, one ball (two with a single dot). ca. 1125–1138, Poland, Kraków; coin; diameter 13.1–13.3 mm; weight 0.70 g

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A64_042

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 1107–1138 allegories equal-armed cross spearhead issue mark chain mail crosses jaws knight Romanesque style dragons martyrs knights Middle Ages dragon fight good evil Adalbert Saint ca 956–997 pagans spear spears Obverse linear border chain mail thrusting turned upside down Reverse triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls three dot fourth unclear due blurring arms ball two single dot 1125–1138 Kraków coin diameter 13.1–13.3 mm weight 0.70 g round metallic object textured surface shown white background displaying embossed scene human- figure standing holding long object another smaller figure animal- shape near lower right object varying shades silver gray darker gray recesses lighter silver highlights raised rim edge.