Caption

denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1086–1138; reign 1107–1138), allegories, spearhead (issue mark), equal-armed cross, chain mail, crosses, mouth, martyrs, knight, Romanesque (style), mouths, dragons, knights, dragon, Middle Ages, fight between good and evil, Adalbert (Saint; ca. 956–997), fight against pagans, spears, spear. Obv.: In the beaded border, a knight in chain mail thrusting a spearhead into the jaws of an upside-down dragon. Rv.: In the triple beaded border, an isosceles cross topped with balls; between its arms, one ball (two of them with one dot). ca. 1125–1138, Kraków, Poland; coin; diameter 12.3–12.6 mm; weight 0.49 g

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A65_059

License type

Rights managed

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27.0Mb (635.2Kb) / 10.2in x 10.2in / 3071 x 3071 (300dpi)

Keywords

denarius Boleslaw III Krzywousty prince Poland 1086–1138 reign 1107–1138 allegories spearhead issue mark equal-armed cross chain mail crosses mouth martyrs knight Romanesque style mouths dragons knights dragon Middle Ages fight good evil Adalbert Saint ca 956–997 pagans spears spear Obv. beaded border chain mail thrusting jaws upside-down dragon Rv. triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls arms ball two them dot 1125–1138 Kraków coin diameter 12.3–12.6 mm weight 0.49 g round metallic object worn textured surface shown white background object displays concentric raised rings indented central design forming cross- shape irregular edges small pits scratches visible colors include silver gray darker grayish tones.