Caption

Denarius of Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; c. 1086–1138). Obverse: within a beaded border, a knight in chain mail thrusting a spearhead into the jaws of an upside-down dragon. Reverse: within a triple beaded border, an isosceles cross topped with balls; between its arms, one ball (three of them with one dot). Iconography: chain mail, spearhead, equal-armed cross, crosses, mouth, knight, dragon, martyrs, fight between good and evil, Adalbert (Saint; c. 956–997), fight against pagans. Style: Romanesque. Date: c. 1125–1138. Place: Poland, Kraków. Coin (denarius). Diameter: 12.9–13.3 mm. Weight: 0.57 g.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A63_016

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Rights managed

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26.3Mb (1.2Mb) / 10.1in x 10.1in / 3033 x 3033 (300dpi)

Keywords

Denarius Boleslaw III Krzywousty prince Poland c 1086–1138 Obverse within beaded border knight chain mail thrusting spearhead jaws upside-down dragon Reverse triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls arms ball three them dot Iconography chain mail equal-armed cross crosses mouth dragon martyrs fight good evil Adalbert Saint 956–997 pagans Style Romanesque Date 1125–1138 Place Kraków Coin denarius Diameter 12.9–13.3 mm Weight 0.57 g round metallic object worn irregular surface raised rim showing faint embossed scene figures shapes metal mostly silver areas darker gray small greenish spots background plain white.