Caption

denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland ; 1086-1138), allegories, spearhead (issue mark), crosses, jaws (iconographic), equal-armed cross (iconographic), chain mail, chain mail (iconographic), martyrs, knight (iconographic), jaws, Romanesque (style), knights, dragons, dragon (iconographic), Middle Ages, spear (iconographic), fight against pagans (iconographic), Adalbert (Saint ; ca 956-997), fight between good and evil (iconographic), 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 balls (one of them with a dot). At the intersection of the arms, a ball with a dot. Between them, one ball (two of them with a dot)., ca. 1125 - 1138, Poland, Kraków, coin, diameter 11.7 mm, diameter 11.9 mm, weight 0.36 g

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A64_190

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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 1086-1138 allegories spearhead issue mark crosses jaws iconographic equal-armed cross chain mail martyrs knight Romanesque style knights dragons dragon Middle Ages spear fight pagans Adalbert Saint ca 956-997 good evil Obv beaded border chain mail thrusting turned upside down Rv triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls them dot intersection arms ball two ca 1125 - 1138 Kraków coin diameter 11.7 mm diameter 11.9 mm weight 0.36 g small round metallic object worn textured surface sits plain white background object silver color raised irregular shapes shallow grooves suggesting patterned embossed design areas darker gray shadowing lighter silver highlights edges.