Caption

denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (Prince of Poland; 1107–1138), allegories, equal-armed cross, spearhead (issue mark), crosses, chain mail, jaws, chain mails, martyrs, knight, dragons, Romanesque (style), jaws, knights, dragon, Middle Ages, Adalbert (St.; ca. 956–997), fight between good and evil, fight against pagans, 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 double beaded border, an isosceles cross topped with balls (two of them with one dot each). A dot at the crossing of the arms. Between them, one sun. ca. 1125–1138, Poland, Kraków; coin; diameter 12.8–13.1 mm; weight 0.67 g.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A64_214

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 equal-armed cross spearhead issue mark crosses chain mail jaws chain mails martyrs knight dragons Romanesque style knights dragon Middle Ages Adalbert St ca 956–997 fight good evil pagans spear spears Obv. beaded border chain mail thrusting turned upside down Rv. double beaded border isosceles cross topped balls two them dot crossing arms sun 1125–1138 Kraków coin diameter 12.8–13.1 mm weight 0.67 g single round metallic object worn textured surface centered white background showing raised relief depicting stylized human figure elongated torso limbs wearing short skirt- garment standing narrow base curved lines abstract shapes figure irregular indentations scratches visible colors include silver gray subtle darker gray tones.