Caption

denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1086–1138), allegories, equal-armed cross, spearhead (issue mark), jaws, chain mail, martyrs, knight, Romanesque (style), knights, dragons, dragon, Middle Ages, Adalbert (St.; ca. 956–997), fight between good and evil, fight against pagans, spear, spears. 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. Between its arms, one ball. One arm intersects the other at approximately 1/3 of its length. ca. 1125–1138, Poland, Kraków, coin, diameter 11.7 mm–12.6 mm, weight 0.28 g

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A64_342

License type

Rights managed

Available size

27.0Mb (1.1Mb) / 10.2in x 10.2in / 3071 x 3071 (300dpi)

Keywords

denarius Boleslaw III Krzywousty prince Poland 1086–1138 allegories equal-armed cross spearhead issue mark jaws chain mail martyrs knight Romanesque style knights dragons dragon Middle Ages Adalbert St ca 956–997 fight good evil pagans spear spears Obv beaded border chain mail thrusting turned upside down Rv triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls arms ball arm intersects approximately 1 3 length 1125–1138 Kraków coin diameter 11.7 mm–12.6 mm weight 0.28 g round metallic object textured surface centered plain white background showing concentric raised rings central motif resembling rounded ends several rounded protrusions object's visible colors silvery gray darker gray shadows slight whitish highlights.