Caption

denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1107–1138), allegories, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1086–1138), equal-armed cross, crosses, jaws, spearhead (issue mark), chain mail, martyrs, Romanesque (style), jaws, dragons, knight, knights, dragon, fight between good and evil, Adalbert (Saint; ca. 956–997), Middle Ages, 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. Between its arms, one ball. ca. 1125–1138, Poland, Kraków, coin, diameter 12.3 mm, diameter 12.7 mm, weight 0.21 g

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A64_277

License type

Rights managed

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27.0Mb (1.3Mb) / 10.2in x 10.2in / 3071 x 3071 (300dpi)

Keywords

denarius Boleslaw III Krzywousty prince Poland 1107–1138 allegories 1086–1138 equal-armed cross crosses jaws spearhead issue mark chain mail martyrs Romanesque style dragons knight knights dragon fight good evil Adalbert Saint ca 956–997 Middle Ages pagans spear spears Obv beaded border chain mail thrusting turned upside down Rv triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls arms ball 1125–1138 Kraków coin diameter 12.3 mm diameter 12.7 mm weight 0.21 g roughly circular textured object uneven raised indented areas displaying metallic gray-silver color darker gray shadows subtle lighter highlights set white background.