Caption

denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1086–1138), allegories, equal-armed cross, crosses, chain mail, spearhead (issue mark), mouth, martyrs, knight, Romanesque (style), knights, dragons, dragon, mouths, Middle Ages, fight between good and evil, fight against pagans, spear, spears, Adalbert (St.; ca. 956–997). Obv.: in the beaded border, a knight in chain mail thrusting a spearhead into the jaws of an upside-down dragon. Rv.: in the triple beaded border, an isosceles cross topped with balls (two of them with one dot each); a dot at the crossing of the arms; one sun between them. ca. 1125–1138; Poland, Kraków; coin; diameter 11.9–12.4 mm; weight 0.75 g.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A64_221

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 1086–1138 allegories equal-armed cross crosses chain mail spearhead issue mark mouth martyrs knight Romanesque style knights dragons dragon mouths Middle Ages fight good evil pagans spear spears Adalbert St ca 956–997 Obv. beaded border chain mail thrusting jaws upside-down dragon Rv. triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls two them dot crossing arms sun 1125–1138 Kraków coin diameter 11.9–12.4 mm weight 0.75 g circular metallic object raised decorative design sits mostly white background object silver-gray varying highlights shadows featuring concentric rings central motif includes cross- shape rounded ends small starburst floral elements spaces metal surface slight irregularities texture.