Caption

Denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1107–1138). Obverse: in the beaded border, a knight in chain mail thrusting a spearhead into the jaws of an upside-down dragon. Reverse: in the double beaded border, an isosceles cross topped with balls (two of them with one dot); between its arms, a single sun (one with a dot). Iconography: chain mail, spearhead (issue mark), equal-armed cross, crosses, jaws, martyrs, knight, dragons, dragon, spears, fight against pagans, fight between good and evil, Adalbert (Saint; ca. 956–997). Style: Romanesque. Date: ca. 1125–1138. Place: Poland, Kraków. Type: coin. Diameter: 12.6–13.1 mm. Weight: 0.48 g. State of preservation: very good.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A42_151

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Keywords

Denarius Boleslaw III Krzywousty prince Poland 1107–1138 Obverse beaded border knight chain mail thrusting spearhead jaws upside-down dragon Reverse double beaded border isosceles cross topped balls two them dot arms single sun Iconography chain mail issue mark equal-armed cross crosses martyrs dragons dragon spears fight pagans good evil Adalbert Saint ca 956–997 Style Romanesque Date 1125–1138 Place Kraków Type coin Diameter 12.6–13.1 mm Weight 0.48 g State preservation round metallic object worn textured surface sits white background object primarily silver gray darker gray shading recessed areas slight brownish tones near edge raised relief design depicting stylized human- figure holding long slender object standing beside animal- shape enclosed beaded circular border.