Caption

Denarius of Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; ca. 1086–1138), ca. 1125–1138. Obverse: in a beaded border, a knight in chain mail thrusting a spearhead into the jaws of an upside-down dragon; a dot under the knight's right elbow. Reverse: in a triple beaded border, an isosceles cross topped with balls, a dot at the crossing of the arms, and one ball between them. Iconography: spearhead, equal-armed cross, chain mail, knight, dragon; themes of martyrs, fight against pagans and the struggle between good and evil; Romanesque style; depicted saintly figure Adalbert (St.; ca. 956–997). Mint: Kraków, Poland. Coin; diameter 13.5–13.7 mm; weight 0.30 g.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A62_443

License type

Rights managed

Available size

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

Keywords

Denarius Boleslaw III Krzywousty prince Poland ca 1086–1138 1125–1138 Obverse beaded border knight chain mail thrusting spearhead jaws upside-down dragon dot under knight's right elbow Reverse triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls dot crossing arms ball them Iconography equal-armed cross chain mail dragon themes martyrs fight pagans struggle good evil Romanesque style depicted saintly figure Adalbert St 956–997 Mint Kraków Coin diameter 13.5–13.7 mm weight 0.30 g round metallic object worn textured surface shades gray silver sits white background object raised irregular patterns shallow grooves forming abstract worn design areas darker gray shadowing lighter silver highlights.