Caption

denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1086–1138), 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, Obv.: in the beaded border, a knight in chain mail thrusting a spearhead into the jaws of a dragon turned upside down; 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 of them with a dot). ca. 1125–1138, Kraków, Poland; coin; diameter 12.3–12.8 mm; weight 0.37 g

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A64_335

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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 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 Obv. beaded border chain mail thrusting turned upside down ball under knight's right elbow dot legs Rv. triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls arms ball them 1125–1138 Kraków coin diameter 12.3–12.8 mm weight 0.37 g round metallic object textured surface sits white background raised circular border inner raised pattern rounded bumps short lines forming cross- arrangement metal silver-gray darker gray shadows subtle highlights.