Caption

denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1107–1138), spearhead (issue mark), allegories, equal-armed cross, chain mail, crosses, martyrs, mouth, dragons, Romanesque (style), dragon, knights, mouths, Middle Ages, knight, fight between good and evil, fight against pagans, Adalbert (St.; ca. 956–997), spear, spears, Obv. In the beaded border, a knight in chain mail thrusting the spearhead into the jaws of a dragon turned upside down. Rv. In the triple beaded border, an isosceles cross topped with balls (two of them with one dot each). Between its arms, one ball (each with one dot)., ca. 1125–1138, Poland, Kraków, coin, diameter 12.4–13.0 mm, weight 0.58 g

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A65_063

License type

Rights managed

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27.0Mb (1.1Mb) / 10.2in x 10.2in / 3071 x 3071 (300dpi)

Keywords

denarius Boleslaw III Krzywousty prince Poland 1107–1138 spearhead issue mark allegories equal-armed cross chain mail crosses martyrs mouth dragons Romanesque style dragon knights mouths Middle Ages knight fight good evil pagans Adalbert St ca 956–997 spear spears Obv beaded border chain mail thrusting jaws turned upside down Rv triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls two them dot arms ball 1125–1138 Kraków coin diameter 12.4–13.0 mm weight 0.58 g small round metallic object worn textured surface sits centered white background object silver-gray darker gray shading recessed areas lighter silvery highlights raised portions circular object embossed scene standing humanlike figure side curved shape adjacent rendered silver-gray tones visible scratches irregularities across surface evenly lit contrasts metallic gray object.