Caption

denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1086–1138), allegories, equal-armed cross, crosses, spearhead (issue mark), chainmail, mouth, martyrs, knight, Romanesque (style), dragons, knights, dragon, Middle Ages, fight between good and evil, fight against pagans, Adalbert (St.; ca. 956–997), Spear (iconographic), spears. Obv.: in the beaded border, a knight in chain mail thrusting the spearhead into the jaws of a dragon turned upside down; under the knight's right elbow, three dots forming a triangle; under the knight's left elbow, two dots, one above the other. Rv.: in the triple beaded border, an isosceles cross topped with balls (one with a dot; others obscured by under-striking); between its arms, one dot closer to the center and one sun nearer the ends. ca. 1125–1138. Poland, Kraków. Coin. Diameter 12.1–12.6 mm. Weight 0.61 g.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A65_032

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 1086–1138 allegories equal-armed cross crosses spearhead issue mark chainmail mouth martyrs knight Romanesque style dragons knights dragon Middle Ages fight good evil pagans Adalbert St ca 956–997 Spear iconographic spears Obv. beaded border chain mail thrusting jaws turned upside down under knight's right elbow three dots forming triangle knight's left elbow two dots Rv. triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls dot obscured under-striking arms dot closer center sun nearer ends 1125–1138 Kraków Coin Diameter 12.1–12.6 mm Weight 0.61 g circular metallic object worn textured surface sits white background object silver-gray darker gray shadows slight brownish discoloration places face raised central cross- design surrounded concentric borders irregular embossed markings subtle variations light dark gray across uneven slightly dented edge.