Caption

Denarius of Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; ca. 1086–1138). Romanesque coin, ca. 1125–1138, Kraków, Poland. Obverse: in a beaded border, a knight in chain mail thrusting a spearhead into the jaws of an upside-down dragon (knight, chain mail, dragon, jaws, spears, fight between good and evil, Adalbert/saintly/martyral associations). Reverse: in a triple beaded border, an isosceles (equal-armed) cross topped with balls, with a ball between its arms. Denomination: denarius. Diameter 13.1–13.4 mm; weight 0.53 g. Romanesque style; iconography includes allegory, knight, dragons, martyrs.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A62_451

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Keywords

Denarius Boleslaw III Krzywousty prince Poland ca 1086–1138 Romanesque coin 1125–1138 Kraków Obverse beaded border knight chain mail thrusting spearhead jaws upside-down dragon chain mail dragon spears fight good evil Adalbert saintly martyral associations Reverse triple beaded border isosceles equal-armed cross topped balls ball arms Denomination denarius Diameter 13.1–13.4 mm weight 0.53 g Romanesque style iconography includes allegory dragons martyrs single round coin sits near center white background showing worn surface raised indented areas forming rough central design dotted border coin metallic shades gray silver darker gray patina small areas brownish discoloration background plain white.