Caption

denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1086–1138), allegories, spearhead (issue mark), equal-armed cross, chain mail, crosses, jaws, knight, martyrs, Romanesque (style), dragons, dragon, Middle Ages, Adalbert (St.; ca. 956–997), fight against pagans, spear, fight between good and evil. Obv. In the beaded border, a knight in chain mail thrusting a spearhead into the jaws of a dragon turned upside down. A ball under the knight's right elbow. A dot between his legs. Rv. In the triple beaded border, an isosceles cross topped with balls (one of them with a dot). At the intersection of the arms, a ball. Between them, one ball (two of them with a dot). ca. 1125–1138, Poland, Kraków, coin, diameter 12.2–12.9 mm, weight 0.34 g

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A64_282

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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 1086–1138 allegories spearhead issue mark equal-armed cross chain mail crosses jaws knight martyrs Romanesque style dragons dragon Middle Ages Adalbert St ca 956–997 fight pagans spear good evil Obv beaded border chain mail thrusting turned upside down ball under knight's right elbow dot legs Rv triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls them intersection arms ball two 1125–1138 Kraków coin diameter 12.2–12.9 mm weight 0.34 g circular metallic object rough textured surface irregular edges sits white background object silver-gray darker gray shadows subtle lighter highlights features raised recessed areas forming uneven relief several shallow grooves ridges rounded bumps across face.