Caption

denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1086-1138), allegories, equal-armed cross, crosses, jaws, spearhead (issue mark), chain mail, martyrs, knight, Romanesque (style), dragons, knights, dragon, fight between good and evil, Middle Ages, spear, fight against pagans, spears, jaws, Adalbert (St.; 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. Under the knight's right elbow, an isosceles cross with arms terminating in balls. Rv.: In the triple beaded border, an isosceles cross terminating in balls. At the intersection of the arms, a ball. Between its arms, one ball (three of them have one dot each; the fourth may also have one—darkening prevents observation). ca. 1125–1138. Poland, Kraków. Coin. Diameter 12.2–12.6 mm. Weight 0.36 g.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A64_330

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 equal-armed cross crosses jaws spearhead issue mark chain mail martyrs knight Romanesque style dragons knights dragon fight good evil Middle Ages spear pagans spears Adalbert St ca 956-997 Obv. beaded border chain mail thrusting turned upside down Under knight's right elbow isosceles cross arms terminating balls Rv. triple beaded border isosceles cross terminating intersection arms ball three them dot fourth also darkening prevents observation 1125–1138 Kraków Coin Diameter 12.2–12.6 mm Weight 0.36 g single round metallic object worn textured surface sits white background object silver-gray darker gray shadows slight reflective highlights edge raised rim subtle ridging central area contains relief image standing human- figure holding vertical object draped garments additional carved shapes figure create varied surface depth shadow background plain white.