Caption

denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland ; 1086-1138), allegories, equal-armed cross, spearhead (issue mark), chain mail, crosses, chain mail, mouth, knight, martyrs, dragons, Romanesque (style), knights, dragon, mouths, Adalbert (Saint ; ca 956-997), Middle Ages, fight against pagans, fight between good and evil, spears, spear. Obv. In the beaded border, a knight in chain mail thrusting the tip of his spear into the jaws of a dragon turned upside down. At the knight's left foot, a figure resembling the number '7.' The angle points toward the foot. The vertices of the figure are marked with dots. Rv. In the triple beaded border, an isosceles cross topped with spheres (one of them with a dot). At the intersection of the arms, a dot. Between the arms of the cross, one dot closer to the center, one sun closer to the ends. ca. 1125–1138. Poland, Kraków. Coin; diameter 12.9–13.2 mm; weight 0.57 g.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A64_500

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 1086-1138 allegories equal-armed cross spearhead issue mark chain mail crosses mouth knight martyrs dragons Romanesque style knights dragon mouths Adalbert Saint ca 956-997 Middle Ages fight pagans good evil spears spear Obv beaded border chain mail thrusting tip jaws turned upside down knight's left foot figure resembling number 7 angle points foot vertices figure marked dots Rv triple beaded border isosceles cross topped spheres them dot intersection arms dot closer center sun closer ends ca 1125–1138 Kraków Coin diameter 12.9–13.2 mm weight 0.57 g round metallic object weathered silver-gray surface sits white background face concentric raised rings central cross- design small star-shaped floral motifs metal textured worn areas slight irregularities rim.