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. Reverse: in a triple beaded border, an isosceles cross topped with balls; between its arms, two quarters with two radiating balls each (smaller ones closer to the center, larger ones farther), and two quarters with one ball each (one with a dot). Romanesque style; iconography includes equal-armed cross, spearhead (issue mark), chain mail, knight, dragon, mouths, martyrs, Adalbert (St.; ca. 956–997), fight against pagans/fight between good and evil. Coin from Kraków, Poland; diameter 12.0–12.4 mm; weight 0.30 g.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A62_456

License type

Rights managed

Available size

29.3Mb (1.1Mb) / 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 Reverse triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls arms two quarters two radiating smaller ones closer center larger ones farther ball dot Romanesque style iconography includes equal-armed cross issue mark chain mail dragon mouths martyrs Adalbert St 956–997 fight pagans good evil Coin Kraków diameter 12.0–12.4 mm weight 0.30 g round metallic object textured surface sits white background object silver-gray darker gray recesses lighter gray raised areas concentric circular ridges surrounding central motif composed vertical stem rounded knobs several circular bumps uneven edges signs surface wear.