Caption

denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1107–1138), allegories, spearhead (issue mark), equal-armed cross, chain mail, crosses, martyrs, knight, jaws, Romanesque (style), dragons, dragon, knights, fight between good and evil, Adalbert (Saint; ca. 956–997), fight against pagans, spears, spear. Obverse: in the linear border, a knight in chain mail thrusting a spearhead into the jaws of an upside-down dragon; above the knight's left foot, on its outer side, a dot. Reverse: in the triple beaded border, an isosceles cross topped with balls; between its arms, one ball (one of them has a dot; under-striking prevents observation of others). ca. 1125–1138. Poland, Kraków. Coin. Diameter 12.6–12.9 mm. Weight 0.47 g.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A64_292

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 allegories spearhead issue mark equal-armed cross chain mail crosses martyrs knight jaws Romanesque style dragons dragon knights fight good evil Adalbert Saint ca 956–997 pagans spears spear Obverse linear border chain mail thrusting upside-down dragon knight's left foot outer side dot Reverse triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls arms ball them under-striking prevents observation 1125–1138 Kraków Coin Diameter 12.6–12.9 mm Weight 0.47 g circular metallic object textured surface irregular edges sits white background object concentric raised rings central indented cross- pattern visible surface dents scratches creating areas light shadow visible colors silver shades gray darker gray tones recessed areas lighter highlights raised surfaces background white.