Caption

denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (Prince of Poland; 1086–1138), allegories, equal-armed cross, crosses, jaws, chain mail, spearhead (issue mark), martyrs, Romanesque (style), knight, dragons, fight between good and evil, Adalbert (Saint; ca. 956–997), 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 12.2–12.9 mm, weight 0.68 g.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A64_217

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 1086–1138 allegories equal-armed cross crosses jaws chain mail spearhead issue mark martyrs Romanesque style knight dragons fight good evil Adalbert Saint ca 956–997 pagans spear spears Obv beaded border chain mail thrusting dragon turned upside down Rv double beaded border isosceles cross topped balls two them dot crossing arms sun 1125–1138 Kraków coin diameter 12.2–12.9 mm weight 0.68 g round metallic object worn uneven edge sits white background object silver textured raised central formed four rounded knobs surrounded concentric rings small decorative star- shapes quadrants cross arms areas light darker silver tones subtle shadows giving slightly aged appearance.