Caption

Denarius of Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; c. 1125–1138). Obverse: in a beaded border, a knight in chain mail thrusting a spearhead into the jaws of an upside-down dragon; a sun beneath the knight's right elbow. Reverse: in a triple beaded border, an isosceles cross topped with spheres (one dot on each); a sphere at the intersection of the arms; additional spheres between the arms (some dots indistinct due to wear). Iconography: spearhead (issue mark), equal-armed cross, chain mail, crosses, mouths, dragons, knights, fight between good and evil, Adalbert (St.; ca. 956–997), fight against pagans; Romanesque style. Minted in Kraków, Poland. Coin; diameter 11.8–12.2 mm; weight 0.42 g.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A63_005

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 1125–1138 Obverse beaded border knight chain mail thrusting spearhead jaws upside-down dragon sun beneath knight's right elbow Reverse triple beaded border isosceles cross topped spheres dot sphere intersection arms additional spheres dots indistinct due wear Iconography issue mark equal-armed cross chain mail crosses mouths dragons knights fight good evil Adalbert St ca 956–997 pagans Romanesque style Minted Kraków Coin diameter 11.8–12.2 mm weight 0.42 g round metallic object worn textured surface shades silver gray sits white background object embossed figure roughly humanoid outline raised linear curved markings ring small bead- dots near edge areas darker gray patina slight tarnish.