Caption

denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1107–1138), allegories, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1086–1138), equal-armed cross, crosses, spearhead (issue mark), chain mail, chain mails, mouth, knight, martyrs, dragons, Romanesque (style), knights, dragon, mouths, Middle Ages, very good (state of preservation), Adalbert (Saint; 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 balls. Between its arms, one ball (two of them with one dot). ca. 1125–1138, Poland, Kraków, coin, diameter 12.1–12.8 mm, weight 0.51 g

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A64_209

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 1086–1138 equal-armed cross crosses spearhead issue mark chain mail chain mails mouth knight martyrs dragons Romanesque style knights dragon mouths Middle Ages good state preservation Adalbert Saint ca 956–997 fight pagans evil spear spears Obv beaded border chain mail thrusting jaws turned upside down Rv triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls arms ball two them dot 1125–1138 Kraków coin diameter 12.1–12.8 mm weight 0.51 g small round metallic object raised central design sits white background object cross- raised element center surrounded ring raised dots concentric ridged borders textured slightly worn surface visible colors silver gray hints darker gray recesses.