Caption

denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1086–1138), allegories, spearhead (issue mark), chain mail, equal-armed cross, martyrs, jaws, crosses, Romanesque (style), knight, dragons, Middle Ages, Adalbert (Saint; ca. 956–997), fight against pagans, spears, the fight between good and evil. Obv.: In the beaded border, a knight in chain mail thrusting a spearhead into the jaws of an upside-down dragon. Rv.: In the triple beaded border, an isosceles cross topped with balls (two with one dot each). A dot at the crossing of the arms. Between them, a sun (three with one dot each; the fourth may have one but is obscured by under-striking). c. 1125–1138, Poland, Kraków; coin; diameter 12.8–13.1 mm; weight 0.68 g.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A65_013

License type

Rights managed

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27.0Mb (1.3Mb) / 10.2in x 10.2in / 3071 x 3071 (300dpi)

Keywords

denarius Boleslaw III Krzywousty prince Poland 1086–1138 allegories spearhead issue mark chain mail equal-armed cross martyrs jaws crosses Romanesque style knight dragons Middle Ages Adalbert Saint ca 956–997 fight pagans spears good evil Obv. beaded border chain mail thrusting upside-down dragon Rv. triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls two dot crossing arms them sun three fourth obscured under-striking c 1125–1138 Kraków coin diameter 12.8–13.1 mm weight 0.68 g circular metallic object weathered silver-gray surface showing concentric raised bead- rings textured central area irregular shapes symbols surrounded slightly darker rim colors visible silver-gray light gray darker gray tones.