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 the tip of a spear into the mouth of an upside-down dragon. Reverse: in a triple beaded border, an isosceles (equal-armed) cross topped with balls (three of them have one dot each; the fourth is worn). One arm intersects the other at approximately one-third of its length. Iconography: equal-armed cross, chain mail, spearhead, mouths, dragon, knight, fight between good and evil, martyrs, St. Wojciech. Romanesque style; theme: fight against pagans. Mint: Kraków, Poland. Coin; diameter 13.0–13.5 mm; weight 0.48 g.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A62_468

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 ca 1086–1138 1125–1138 Obverse beaded border knight chain mail thrusting tip spear mouth upside-down dragon Reverse triple beaded border isosceles equal-armed cross topped balls three them dot fourth worn arm intersects approximately -third length Iconography equal-armed cross chain mail spearhead mouths dragon fight good evil martyrs St Wojciech Romanesque style theme pagans Mint Kraków Coin diameter 13.0–13.5 mm weight 0.48 g round metallic object weathered textured surface sits white background object primarily silver-gray darker gray shadows recessed grooves slight hints dull black areas features concentric raised rings central raised cross- motif surrounded small dots uneven edges aged pitted appearance.