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, chain mail, chain mails, crosses, mouth, knight, martyrs, dragons, dragon, knights, Romanesque (style), mouths, Adalbert (Saint; ca. 956–997), Middle Ages, fight against pagans, fight between good and evil, spear, spears. Obverse: in the beaded border, a knight in chain mail thrusting a spearhead into the jaws of a dragon turned upside down. Reverse: in the triple beaded border, an isosceles cross topped with balls; between its arms, one ball (each with a single dot); one arm intersects the other at approximately 1/3 of its length. c. 1125–1138, Poland, Kraków; coin; diameter 12.7–12.9 mm; weight 0.40 g

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A65_002

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 chain mail chain mails crosses mouth knight martyrs dragons dragon knights Romanesque style mouths Adalbert Saint ca 956–997 Middle Ages fight pagans good evil spear spears Obverse beaded border chain mail thrusting jaws turned upside down Reverse triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls arms ball single dot arm intersects approximately 1 3 length c 1125–1138 Kraków coin diameter 12.7–12.9 mm weight 0.40 g single round metallic object sits centered white background showing weathered silver-gray surface circular ridges textured indentations face features raised cross- shape rounded knobs ring scalloped patterns appearance includes areas darker gray shadowing lighter silvery highlights.