Caption

denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1107–1138), allegories, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1086–1138), equal-armed cross, spearhead (issue mark), chain mail, crosses, chain mail, mouth, martyrs, knight, dragons, knights, Romanesque (style), Middle Ages, dragon, Adalbert (St.; ca. 956–997), mouths, fight between good and evil, fight against pagans, 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. At the intersection of the arms, a ball. Between them, one ball. ca. 1125–1138, Poland, Kraków, coin, diameter 11.8–12.1 mm, weight 0.38 g

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A64_241

License type

Rights managed

Available size

27.0Mb (541.1Kb) / 10.2in x 10.2in / 3071 x 3071 (300dpi)

Keywords

denarius Boleslaw III Krzywousty prince Poland 1107–1138 allegories 1086–1138 equal-armed cross spearhead issue mark chain mail crosses mouth martyrs knight dragons knights Romanesque style Middle Ages dragon Adalbert St ca 956–997 mouths fight good evil pagans spear spears Obv beaded border chain mail thrusting jaws turned upside down Rv triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls intersection arms ball them 1125–1138 Kraków coin diameter 11.8–12.1 mm weight 0.38 g round metallic object textured surface sits white background showing concentric raised ridges central cross- raised design rounded knobs ends visible colors silver gray.