Caption

denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (Prince of Poland; 1086–1138), allegories, spearhead (issue mark), chain mail, crosses, equal-armed cross, jaws, martyrs, Romanesque (style), knight, dragons, dragon, knights, Middle Ages, fight between good and evil, Adalbert (Saint; ca. 956–997), fight against pagans, spear, very good (state of preservation), spears. Obv. In the linear 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 dot on each); between its arms, one ball (one dot on each). ca. 1125–1138. Poland, Kraków. Coin. Diameter 13.1–13.6 mm. Weight 0.70 g.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A64_224

License type

Rights managed

Available size

27.0Mb (1.2Mb) / 10.2in x 10.2in / 3071 x 3071 (300dpi)

Keywords

denarius Boleslaw III Krzywousty Prince Poland 1086–1138 allegories spearhead issue mark chain mail crosses equal-armed cross jaws martyrs Romanesque style knight dragons dragon knights Middle Ages fight good evil Adalbert Saint ca 956–997 pagans spear state preservation spears Obv linear border chain mail thrusting turned upside down Rv triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls dot arms ball 1125–1138 Kraków Coin Diameter 13.1–13.6 mm Weight 0.70 g round metallic object textured surface raised designs sits white background object silver-gray darker gray shadows slight brownish tones recesses embossed figure wearing skirt- garment long diagonal element across face rounded border small raised circular linear details.