Caption

Denarius of Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; ca. 1125–1138). Obverse: in the beaded border, a knight in chain mail thrusting a spearhead into the jaws of an upside-down dragon. Reverse: in the triple beaded border, an isosceles cross topped with balls; a dot at the intersection of the arms; between the arms two radiating balls (smaller ones closer to the center, larger ones—one with a dot). Iconography: knight, chain mail, spearhead/spear, dragon, equal-armed cross, mouths, martyrs, fight between good and evil/fight against pagans, Adalbert (Saint). Romanesque style. Very good state of preservation. Poland, Kraków; coin; diameter 13.4–13.8 mm; weight 0.75 g.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A62_498

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 1125–1138 Obverse beaded border knight chain mail thrusting spearhead jaws upside-down dragon Reverse triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls dot intersection arms arms two radiating smaller ones closer center larger ones Iconography chain mail spear dragon equal-armed cross mouths martyrs fight good evil pagans Adalbert Saint Romanesque style good state preservation Kraków coin diameter 13.4–13.8 mm weight 0.75 g circular metallic object raised central design composed cross- element group rounded protrusions surrounded several concentric ridged beaded borders visible colors include shades silver gray darker gray tones white background.