Caption

denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1086–1138 / reign 1107–1138), Romanesque, allegorical iconography: knight in chain mail thrusting a spearhead into the jaws of an upside-down dragon; dragons; knights; martyrs; Adalbert (Saint; ca. 956–997); fight between good and evil; fight against pagans; spear(s), spearhead, chain mail, equal-armed cross and crosses, jaws. Obverse: in a linear border, a knight in chain mail thrusting a spearhead into the jaws of an upside-down dragon. Reverse: in a triple beaded border, an isosceles cross topped with spheres (one with a dot), a dot at the crossing of the arms, and one sun between them. ca. 1125–1138. Poland, Kraków. Coin (denarius). Diameter: 12.1–12.9 mm. Weight: 0.53 g.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A64_314

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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 reign 1107–1138 Romanesque allegorical iconography knight chain mail thrusting spearhead jaws upside-down dragon dragons knights martyrs Adalbert Saint ca 956–997 fight good evil pagans spear s chain mail equal-armed cross crosses Obverse linear border Reverse triple beaded border isosceles cross topped spheres dot crossing arms sun them 1125–1138 Kraków Coin Diameter 12.1–12.9 mm Weight 0.53 g single round metal object sits white background showing worn irregular surface raised recessed areas suggesting stamped design object primarily silver-gray patches darker gray areas brownish tarnish edge surface texture pitted slightly uneven curved lines relief shapes visible.