Caption

Denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1086–1138). Av.: In the beaded border, a knight in chain mail thrusting a spearhead into the jaws of an upside-down dragon; a sun under the knight's right elbow. Rv.: In the triple beaded border, an isosceles cross topped with balls; at the intersection of the arms, a ball; between the arms, one ball (with a dot on each); one arm intersects the other at approximately 1/3 of its length. Allegorical imagery referencing martyrs, knights, dragons, fight between good and evil, Adalbert (Saint; ca. 956–997), spears, fight against pagans. Romanesque style. c. 1125–1138. Poland, Kraków. Coin. Diameter 12.1–12.6 mm. Weight 0.35 g.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A63_010

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 1086–1138 Av. beaded border knight chain mail thrusting spearhead jaws upside-down dragon sun under knight's right elbow Rv. triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls intersection arms ball dot arm intersects approximately 1 3 length Allegorical imagery referencing martyrs knights dragons fight good evil Adalbert Saint ca 956–997 spears pagans Romanesque style c 1125–1138 Kraków Coin Diameter 12.1–12.6 mm Weight 0.35 g small round metallic object textured uneven surface raised central design design includes symmetrical cross- motif rounded nodes surrounding rendered relief object silver-gray areas darker gray patina subtle hints muted gold brass tones small patches background plain white.