Caption

denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1107–1138 / 1086–1138), equal-armed cross, spearhead (issue mark), crosses, chain mail, jaws, martyrs, knight, Romanesque (style), allegories, dragons, dragon, knights, Middle Ages, fight between good and evil, spear, Adalbert (Saint; ca. 956–997), fight against pagans. Obverse: in the beaded border, a knight in chain mail thrusting a spearhead into the jaws of an upside-down dragon. Reverse: in the triple beaded border, an isosceles cross topped with balls (one with a dot; others possibly dotted but effaced). At the intersection of the arms, a ball with a dot. Between the arms, one ball (two with a single dot; others possibly dotted but effaced). Ca. 1125–1138. Poland, Kraków. Coin; diameter 11.9–12.2 mm; weight 0.32 g.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A64_276

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 1107–1138 1086–1138 equal-armed cross spearhead issue mark crosses chain mail jaws martyrs knight Romanesque style allegories dragons dragon knights Middle Ages fight good evil spear Adalbert Saint ca 956–997 pagans Obverse beaded border chain mail thrusting upside-down dragon Reverse triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls dot dotted effaced intersection arms ball two single dot Ca 1125–1138 Kraków Coin diameter 11.9–12.2 mm weight 0.32 g circular metallic object worn textured surface showing raised floral cross- motif center concentric ridges near edge object silver-gray areas darker gray slight brownish tints set plain white background.