Caption

denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (Prince of Poland; 1107–1138), allegories, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (Prince of Poland; 1086–1138), spearhead (issue mark), chain mail, crosses, equal-armed cross topped with balls, 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; between its arms, one ball. ca. 1125–1138, Poland, Kraków, coin, diameter 13.1–13.6 mm, weight 0.70 g

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A64_225

License type

Rights managed

Available size

27.0Mb (1.3Mb) / 10.2in x 10.2in / 3071 x 3071 (300dpi)

Keywords

denarius Boleslaw III Krzywousty Prince Poland 1107–1138 allegories 1086–1138 spearhead issue mark chain mail crosses equal-armed cross topped balls 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 arms ball 1125–1138 Kraków coin diameter 13.1–13.6 mm weight 0.70 g circular metallic object textured surface raised central motif surrounded concentric rings showing variations silver gray tones subtle darker shadows.