Caption

denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1107–1138), allegories, spearhead (issue mark), crosses, equal-armed cross, chain mail, jaws, martyrs, Romanesque (style), knight, dragon, Adalbert (St.; ca. 956–997), fight against pagans, Middle Ages, fight between good and evil, spear, ca. 1125–1138, Kraków, Poland, coin; Obv.: in the beaded border, a knight in chain mail thrusting a spearhead into the jaws of an upside-down dragon; a ball under the knight's right elbow; a dot between his legs. Rv.: in the triple beaded border, an isosceles cross topped with balls; between its arms, one ball (one with a dot). Diameter 12.3–12.8 mm; weight 0.37 g.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A64_334

License type

Rights managed

Available size

27.0Mb (1.2Mb) / 10.2in x 10.2in / 3071 x 3071 (300dpi)

Keywords

denarius Boleslaw III Krzywousty prince Poland 1107–1138 allegories spearhead issue mark crosses equal-armed cross chain mail jaws martyrs Romanesque style knight dragon Adalbert St ca 956–997 fight pagans Middle Ages good evil spear 1125–1138 Kraków coin Obv. beaded border chain mail thrusting upside-down dragon ball under knight's right elbow dot legs Rv. triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls arms ball Diameter 12.3–12.8 mm weight 0.37 g circular metallic object textured slightly irregular rim relief design center showing raised recessed areas suggest abstract figurative motif surface worn varying highlights shadows visible colors silver gray white background.