Caption

Denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1086–1138), c. 1125–1138. Obverse: within a beaded border, a knight in chain mail thrusting a spearhead into the jaws of an upside-down dragon; under the knight's right elbow, an isosceles cross with arms terminating in balls. Reverse: within a triple beaded border, an isosceles cross terminating in balls; at the intersection of the arms, a ball; between the arms, a single ball; one arm bears a crossbar and intersects the other at approximately one-third of its length. Romanesque style; themes include fight between good and evil, martyrs, Adalbert, fight against pagans. Coin; Poland, Kraków. Diameter 12.3–12.9 mm; weight 0.47 g.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A63_014

License type

Droits gérés

Available size

26.3Mo (1.1Mo) / 25.7cm x 25.7cm / 3033 x 3033 (300dpi)

Keywords

Denarius Boleslaw III Krzywousty prince Poland 1086–1138 c 1125–1138 Obverse within beaded border knight chain mail thrusting spearhead jaws upside-down dragon under knight's right elbow isosceles cross arms terminating balls Reverse triple beaded border isosceles cross terminating intersection arms ball single ball arm bears crossbar intersects approximately -third length Romanesque style themes include fight good evil martyrs Adalbert pagans Coin Kraków Diameter 12.3–12.9 mm weight 0.47 g round metallic object sits white background object silver gray darker tarnished areas slightly uneven textured surface Concentric raised ridges form rings center raised central motif consists rounded four-lobed shape small rounded protrusions metal scratches small pits darker gray faint brownish discoloration giving aged appearance.