Caption

denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1086–1138), allegories, equal-armed cross, crosses, spearhead (issue mark), chain mail, jaws, martyrs, knight, Romanesque (style), dragons, Middle Ages, fight between good and evil, fight against pagans, Adalbert (Saint; ca. 956–997), 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 triple 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 (each with one dot). ca. 1125–1138. Poland, Kraków. Coin. Diameter 11.9–12.3 mm. Weight 0.48 g.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A64_233

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 spearhead issue mark chain mail jaws martyrs knight Romanesque style dragons Middle Ages fight good evil pagans Adalbert Saint ca 956–997 spear spears Obv. beaded border chain mail thrusting dragon turned upside down Rv. triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls two them dot crossing arms sun 1125–1138 Kraków Coin Diameter 11.9–12.3 mm Weight 0.48 g single round metallic object worn textured surface sits centered white background object mostly silver-gray darker gray recesses slight areas dull brownish discoloration face concentric raised rings central cross- raised motif small shapes four quadrants exhibiting irregular edges pitting.