Caption

denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1107–1138), allegories, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1086–1138), spearhead (issue mark), equal-armed cross, crosses, chain mail, mouth, knight, chain mail, martyrs, Romanesque (style), knights, mouths, dragon, dragons, Middle Ages, fight between good and evil, Adalbert (Saint; ca. 956–997), fight against pagans, spears, spear. 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 12.8–13.2 mm; weight 0.36 g

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A64_493

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 1086–1138 spearhead issue mark equal-armed cross crosses chain mail mouth knight martyrs Romanesque style knights mouths dragon dragons Middle Ages fight good evil Adalbert Saint ca 956–997 pagans spears spear Obv beaded border chain mail thrusting jaws turned upside down Rv triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls arms ball arm intersects approximately 1 3 length 1125–1138 Kraków coin diameter 12.8–13.2 mm weight 0.36 g worn circular metallic object rough textured surface shown white background object silver-gray darker gray recesses lighter gray raised areas displays embossed central motif irregular shapes part edge.