Caption

denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1107–1138), allegories, equal-armed cross, jaws, crosses, chain mail, martyrs, spearhead (issue mark), Romanesque (style), dragons, knight, knights, Middle Ages, fight against pagans, fight between good and evil, dragon, spear, Adalbert (Saint; ca. 956–997), Obv. In the linear border, a knight in chain mail thrusting a spearhead into the jaws of a dragon turned upside down. Rv. In the elliptical, triple beaded border, an isosceles cross topped with balls. Between its arms, a single sun. One arm intersects the other at approximately 1/3 of its length. ca. 1125–1138, Poland, Kraków, coin, diameter 11.7–12.2 mm, weight 0.34 g

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A64_299

License type

Rights managed

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Keywords

denarius Boleslaw III Krzywousty prince Poland 1107–1138 allegories equal-armed cross jaws crosses chain mail martyrs spearhead issue mark Romanesque style dragons knight knights Middle Ages fight pagans good evil dragon spear Adalbert Saint ca 956–997 Obv linear border chain mail thrusting turned upside down Rv elliptical triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls arms single sun arm intersects approximately 1 3 length 1125–1138 Kraków coin diameter 11.7–12.2 mm weight 0.34 g round metallic object textured uneven surface showing raised recessed areas mostly shades silver gray set white background.