Caption

Denarius of Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; c. 1086–1138), c. 1125–1138. Obverse: within a beaded border, a knight in chain mail thrusting a spearhead into the jaws of an upside-down dragon. Reverse: within a triple beaded border, an isosceles cross topped with spheres (one with a dot); between its arms radiate two spheres (closer to the center smaller, the others larger—two of them dotted). Iconography: spearhead, equal-armed cross, crosses, chain mail, knights, dragon, Adalbert (St.; ca. 956–997), fight of good against evil, fight against pagans. Romanesque style. Coin; Poland, Kraków. Diameter 12.1–12.9 mm, weight 0.38 g.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A62_438

License type

Rights managed

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29.3Mb (1.2Mb) / 10.7in x 10.7in / 3200 x 3200 (300dpi)

Keywords

Denarius Boleslaw III Krzywousty prince Poland c 1086–1138 1125–1138 Obverse within beaded border knight chain mail thrusting spearhead jaws upside-down dragon Reverse triple beaded border isosceles cross topped spheres dot arms radiate two spheres closer center smaller larger two them dotted Iconography equal-armed cross crosses chain mail knights dragon Adalbert St ca 956–997 fight good evil pagans Romanesque style Coin Kraków Diameter 12.1–12.9 mm weight 0.38 g round metallic object worn uneven surface placed white background object silver-gray darker gray shadows lighter highlights showing shallow raised indented areas form irregular shapes lines across face curved ridge near edge cluster short linear marks dots another side slightly irregular dented.