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, mouth, chain mail, knight, martyrs, Romanesque (style), dragons, knights, dragon, Middle Ages, Adalbert (Saint ; ca 956-997), fight between good and evil, mouths, fight against pagans, 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 spheres (one of them with a dot). Between its arms, one sphere (two of them with a dot). ca. 1125–1138, Kraków, Poland; coin; diameter 12.1–12.6 mm; weight 0.34 g.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A65_076

License type

Rights managed

Available size

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 knight martyrs Romanesque style dragons knights dragon Middle Ages Adalbert Saint ca 956-997 fight good evil mouths pagans spear spears Obv beaded border chain mail thrusting jaws turned upside down Rv triple beaded border isosceles cross topped spheres them dot arms sphere two ca 1125–1138 Kraków coin diameter 12.1–12.6 mm weight 0.34 g round metallic object worn uneven surface sits white background object textured raised indented areas suggesting relief design irregular edges slightly concave center visible colors shades silver gray small hints darker gray.