Caption

denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1086–1138), allegories, spearhead (issue mark), equal-armed cross (iconographic), crosses, jaws (iconographic), chain mail (iconographic), chain mails, martyrs, knight (iconographic), Romanesque (style), knights, dragon (iconographic), jaws, dragons, Middle Ages, fight between good and evil (iconographic), fight against pagans (iconographic), spear (iconographic), Adalbert (Saint; ca. 956–997). 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; at the intersection of the arms, a ball; between them, one ball (two of them have one dot); one arm intersects the other at approximately 1/3 of its length. ca. 1125–1138, Kraków, Poland; coin; diameter 12.5–12.9 mm; weight 0.37 g.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A64_318

License type

Rights managed

Available size

27.0Mb (1.3Mb) / 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 iconographic crosses jaws chain mail chain mails martyrs knight Romanesque style knights dragon dragons Middle Ages fight good evil pagans spear Adalbert Saint ca 956–997 Obv. beaded border chain mail thrusting turned upside down Rv. triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls intersection arms ball them two dot arm intersects approximately 1 3 length 1125–1138 Kraków coin diameter 12.5–12.9 mm weight 0.37 g round metallic object uneven textured surface sits white background object mainly silver-gray darker gray shadows lighter reflective highlights showing irregular raised indented areas form worn shapes patterns across face diagonal raised ridge several clustered bumps scratches small pits edges center outer rim slightly irregular darker places.