Caption

denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1107–1138), allegories, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1086–1138), equal-armed cross, crosses, chain mail, chain mail, mouth, knight, martyrs, spearhead (issue mark), Romanesque (style), knights, mouths, dragons, dragon, Middle Ages, fight between good and evil, Adalbert (Saint; ca. 956–997), fight against pagans, Spear (iconographic), spears. Obv.: In the beaded border, a knight in chain mail thrusting a spearhead into the jaws of a dragon turned upside down. Under the knight's right elbow, a sun with a dot. Rv.: In the triple beaded border, an isosceles cross topped with suns. Between its arms, in two quarters, two radiating spheres (smaller ones closer to the center of the cross, larger ones), in the other two quarters, one sphere each. ca. 1125–1138. Poland, Kraków. Coin. Diameter 12.1–12.6 mm. Weight 0.27 g.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A65_019

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 1107–1138 allegories 1086–1138 equal-armed cross crosses chain mail mouth knight martyrs spearhead issue mark Romanesque style knights mouths dragons dragon Middle Ages fight good evil Adalbert Saint ca 956–997 pagans Spear iconographic spears Obv. beaded border chain mail thrusting jaws turned upside down Under knight's right elbow sun dot Rv. triple beaded border isosceles cross topped suns arms two quarters two radiating spheres smaller ones closer center larger ones sphere 1125–1138 Kraków Coin Diameter 12.1–12.6 mm Weight 0.27 g single round metallic object sits centered white background showing textured surface concentric raised rings central embossed pattern silver-gray darker gray shadows recesses subtle lighter highlights raised areas.