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, mouth, knight, dragons; themes of martyrs, fight against pagans, struggle between good and evil; Romanesque style; possible reference to St. Adalbert. Poland, Kraków. Coin; diameter ca. 13.5–13.7 mm; weight 0.30 g.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A62_444

License type

Rights managed

Available size

29.3Mb (1.3Mb) / 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 mouth dragons themes martyrs fight pagans struggle good evil Romanesque style possible reference St Adalbert Kraków Coin diameter ca 13.5–13.7 mm weight 0.30 g circular metallic object weathered uneven surface sits white background object primarily silver-gray darker gray patina hints muted gold showing concentric raised rings central motif rounded shapes arranged cross- form textured irregular edges shallow indentations across face.