Caption

denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1107–1138), allegories, equal-armed cross, spearhead (issue mark), chain mail, crosses, mouth, knight, martyrs, Romanesque (style), knights, mouths, dragons, dragon, Middle Ages, fight against pagans, Adalbert (Saint; ca. 956–997), fight between good and evil, spear, spears. Obv. In the beaded border, a knight in chain mail thrusting a spearhead into the jaws of a dragon turned upside down. A ball is on the knight's belt. Rv. In the triple beaded border, an isosceles cross topped with balls. Between its arms, one ball (two of them have one dot). One arm intersects the other at approximately 1/3 of its length. ca. 1125–1138, Poland, Kraków, coin, diameter 13.1–13.6 mm, weight 0.48 g

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A64_234

License type

Rights managed

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

Keywords

denarius Boleslaw III Krzywousty prince Poland 1107–1138 allegories equal-armed cross spearhead issue mark chain mail crosses mouth knight martyrs Romanesque style knights mouths dragons dragon Middle Ages fight pagans Adalbert Saint ca 956–997 good evil spear spears Obv beaded border chain mail thrusting jaws turned upside down ball knight's belt Rv triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls arms two them dot arm intersects approximately 1 3 length 1125–1138 Kraków coin diameter 13.1–13.6 mm weight 0.48 g single round object metallic silver-gray surface sits near center white background object textured raised worn areas irregular edges slightly darker rim small shadows highlights indicating metallic sheen.