Caption

Denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1107–1138). Romanesque style; ca. 1125–1138, Poland, Kraków. Coin (denarius). Obverse: in beaded border, a knight in chain mail thrusting a spearhead into the jaws of an upside-down dragon. Reverse: in triple beaded border, an isosceles cross topped with balls; at the intersection of the arms a ball; one arm intersects the other at approx. 1/3 of its length. Iconography: equal-armed cross, spearhead (issue mark), crosses, chain mail, mouth(s), knight(s), dragons, martyrs, Adalbert (St.; ca. 956–997), fight of good against evil, fight against pagans, spears. Diameter 11.8–12.2 mm; weight 0.34 g.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A62_457

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 1107–1138 Romanesque style ca 1125–1138 Kraków Coin denarius Obverse beaded border knight chain mail thrusting spearhead jaws upside-down dragon Reverse triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls intersection arms ball arm intersects approx 1 3 length Iconography equal-armed cross issue mark crosses chain mail mouth s dragons martyrs Adalbert St 956–997 fight good evil pagans spears Diameter 11.8–12.2 mm weight 0.34 g single round metallic object worn textured surface sits centered white background object displays irregular raised recessed areas triangular linear shapes relief scalloped rim visible colors include silver gray hints darker gray brownish tones.