Caption

denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1086–1138), allegories, equal-armed cross, chain mail, crosses, spearhead (issue mark), knight, martyrs, mouth(s), dragon, knights, dragons, Romanesque (style), Middle Ages, Adalbert (St.; ca. 956–997), fight between good and evil, spear/spears, fight against pagans. 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; between its arms, one ball. ca. 1125–1138. Poland, Kraków. Coin. Diameter 11.3–11.8 mm. Weight 0.37 g.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A64_272

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 chain mail crosses spearhead issue mark knight martyrs mouth s dragon knights dragons Romanesque style Middle Ages Adalbert St ca 956–997 fight good evil spear spears pagans Obv. beaded border chain mail thrusting jaws turned upside down Rv. triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls arms ball 1125–1138 Kraków Coin Diameter 11.3–11.8 mm Weight 0.37 g small circular metallic object sits near center white background showing textured surface raised rounded shapes arranged central cross- form silver-gray subtle darker gray shadows slight warm brownish discoloration part outer edge.