Caption

denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1086–1138 / reign 1107–1138), allegories, equal-armed cross, spearhead (issue mark), crosses, chain mail, mouth, knight, martyrs, Romanesque (style), dragons, knights, dragon, mouths, Adalbert (Saint; ca. 956–997), fight between good and evil, Middle Ages, 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. Rv.: In the triple beaded border, an isosceles cross topped with balls; at the intersection of the arms, a ball; between the arms, one ball. ca. 1125–1138; Poland, Kraków; coin; diameter 11.2–11.6 mm; weight 0.36 g.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A65_055

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 reign 1107–1138 allegories equal-armed cross spearhead issue mark crosses chain mail mouth knight martyrs Romanesque style dragons knights dragon mouths Adalbert Saint ca 956–997 fight good evil Middle Ages pagans spear iconographic spears Obv. beaded border chain mail thrusting jaws turned upside down Rv. triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls intersection arms ball 1125–1138 Kraków coin diameter 11.2–11.6 mm weight 0.36 g small round metallic object sits near center white background silver-gray darker gray shadows lighter highlights showing concentric raised rings central cross- formation group rounded nodules metal surface textured slightly irregular.