Caption

Denarius of Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; reign 1107–1138). Obverse: within a beaded border, a knight in chain mail thrusting a spearhead into the jaws of an upside-down dragon (scene evoking Adalbert, fight between good and evil, fight against pagans). Reverse: within a triple beaded border, an isosceles cross topped with spheres (two spheres with one dot each); a sun between the arms. Romanesque style, allegorical imagery of knights, martyrs, dragons; issue mark: spearhead. ca. 1125–1138, Poland (Kraków). Coin; diameter 12.7–13.1 mm; weight 0.56 g. Very good state of preservation.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A63_008

License type

Rights managed

Available size

26.5Mb (1.2Mb) / 10.1in x 10.1in / 3042 x 3042 (300dpi)

Keywords

Denarius Boleslaw III Krzywousty prince Poland reign 1107–1138 Obverse within beaded border knight chain mail thrusting spearhead jaws upside-down dragon scene evoking Adalbert fight good evil pagans Reverse triple beaded border isosceles cross topped spheres two spheres dot sun arms Romanesque style allegorical imagery knights martyrs dragons issue mark ca 1125–1138 Kraków Coin diameter 12.7–13.1 mm weight 0.56 g good state preservation circular metallic object textured surface irregular edge sits plain white background object primarily silver gray darker shadows recessed areas showing concentric raised rings central cross- design rounded terminals small star-shaped elements arms.