Caption

denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1086–1138), Romanesque style, ca. 1125–1138, Kraków, Poland; coin; diameter 13.3–13.6 mm; weight 0.52 g. 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 spheres (one with a dot); between its arms, one sphere each with a dot. Subjects/attributes: allegories, equal-armed cross, spearhead (issue mark), chain mail, crosses, mouth, martyrs, mouths, knight, dragons, dragon, knights, fight between good and evil, Middle Ages, fight against pagans, Adalbert (Saint; ca. 956–997), spears, spear.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A63_003

License type

Rights managed

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Keywords

denarius Boleslaw III Krzywousty prince Poland 1086–1138 Romanesque style ca 1125–1138 Kraków coin diameter 13.3–13.6 mm weight 0.52 g Obverse beaded border knight chain mail thrusting spearhead jaws upside-down dragon Reverse triple beaded border isosceles cross topped spheres dot arms sphere Subjects attributes allegories equal-armed cross issue mark chain mail crosses mouth martyrs mouths dragons dragon knights fight good evil Middle Ages pagans Adalbert Saint 956–997 spears spear small round metallic object worn textured surface sits white background object silver-gray darker gray faint brownish areas showing irregular raised indented features form central clustered pattern beaded rim small pits scratches slightly uneven edge.