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, crosses, chain mail, chain mail, mouth, martyrs, Romanesque (style), knight, dragons, mouths, knights, dragon, Middle Ages, fight between good and evil, fight against pagans, spear, Adalbert (St.; ca. 956–997), 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, 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 of them has a dot). At the crossing of the arms, a dot. Between them, one sun (two of them have one dot). In one quarter, closer to the center of the cross, a dot. ca. 1125–1138, Poland, Kraków, coin, diameter 12.2 mm; diameter 12.8 mm; weight 0.46 g

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A65_040

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Rights managed

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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 crosses chain mail mouth martyrs Romanesque style knight dragons mouths knights dragon Middle Ages fight good evil pagans spear Adalbert St ca 956–997 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 them dot crossing arms sun two quarter closer center 1125–1138 Kraków coin diameter 12.2 mm diameter 12.8 mm weight 0.46 g round metallic object textured slightly irregular edge sits white background object primarily silver-gray darker gray shadows recessed areas lighter silver highlights raised surfaces surface embossed design includes stylized human- figure round head facial features formed recessed raised areas long hair headdress wear garment triangular lower portion circular raised dots near torso diagonal element crosses front additional raised recessed shapes suggest ornamental details metal surface small pits scratches slightly uneven patina darker lighter grays.