Caption

denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1086–1138), allegories, equal-armed cross, spearhead (issue mark), chain mail, crosses, jaws, knight, Romanesque (style), martyrs, dragon, Middle Ages, dragons, fight against pagans, spear, fight between good and evil, Adalbert (Saint; ca. 956–997), 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 triple beaded border, an isosceles cross topped with balls (two of them with one dot each). Between its arms, a single sun. One arm intersects the other at approximately 1/3 of its length. ca. 1125–1138; Kraków, Poland. Coin. Diameter 11.9–12.3 mm; weight 0.58 g.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A64_226

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 spearhead issue mark chain mail crosses jaws knight Romanesque style martyrs dragon Middle Ages dragons fight pagans spear good evil Adalbert Saint ca 956–997 spears Obv. beaded border chain mail thrusting turned upside down Rv. triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls two them dot arms single sun arm intersects approximately 1 3 length 1125–1138 Kraków Coin Diameter 11.9–12.3 mm weight 0.58 g round metallic object sits white background showing textured surface concentric raised rings impressed central motif silver areas darker gray slight tarnished tones surface irregularities small dents.