Caption

denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1086–1138), allegories, spearhead (issue mark), equal-armed cross, chain mail, crosses, mouth, knight, martyrs, Romanesque (style), knights, dragon, dragons, mouths, Adalbert (Saint; ca. 956–997), fight against pagans, fight between good and evil, Middle Ages, spear, spears. Obv.: In the beaded border, a knight in chain mail thrusting a spearhead into the jaws of a dragon turned upside down. Rv.: In the triple beaded border, an isosceles cross topped with balls; between its arms, one sun. ca. 1125–1138, Poland, Kraków; coin; diameter 12.1–12.5 mm; weight 0.41 g.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A65_050

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 spearhead issue mark equal-armed cross chain mail crosses mouth knight martyrs Romanesque style knights dragon dragons mouths Adalbert Saint ca 956–997 fight pagans good evil Middle Ages spear spears Obv. beaded border chain mail thrusting jaws turned upside down Rv. triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls arms sun 1125–1138 Kraków coin diameter 12.1–12.5 mm weight 0.41 g single round metallic object sits centered white background showing textured irregular surface raised indented areas silver gray darker gray shadows small highlights background bright white.