Caption

Denarius of Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; c.1086–1138), c. 1125–1138. Obverse: in a beaded border, a knight in chain mail thrusting a spearhead into the upside-down jaws of a dragon. Reverse: in a triple beaded border, an isosceles cross topped with balls; at the intersection of the arms a ball; between the arms three quarters show a single ball and the fourth a dot; one arm intersects the other at approx. 1/3 of its length. Iconography: knight, dragon, spearhead, crosses, chain mail; themes of martyrs, fight between good and evil, fight against pagans, St. Adalbert. Romanesque style. Mint/place: Poland, Kraków. Coin; diameter 12.2–12.8 mm; weight 0.25 g.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A62_466

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 c.1086–1138 c 1125–1138 Obverse beaded border knight chain mail thrusting spearhead upside-down jaws dragon Reverse triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls intersection arms ball arms three quarters single ball fourth dot arm intersects approx 1 3 length Iconography crosses chain mail themes martyrs fight good evil pagans St Adalbert Romanesque style Mint place Kraków Coin diameter 12.2–12.8 mm weight 0.25 g circular metallic object textured uneven surface concentric raised rings edge showing central floral- motif four rounded lobes object displays colors silver gray dark gray small areas green sits plain white background.