Caption

Denarius of Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; c. 1086–1138), c. 1125–1138. Obverse: in the beaded border, a knight in chain mail thrusting a spearhead into the jaws of an upside-down dragon. Reverse: in the 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, fight between good and evil, fight against pagans; depiction related to Saint Adalbert. Romanesque style. Coin (denarius). Diameter: 12.9–13.3 mm. Weight: 0.57 g.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A63_017

License type

Rights managed

Available size

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

Keywords

Denarius Boleslaw III Krzywousty prince Poland c 1086–1138 1125–1138 Obverse 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 fight good evil pagans depiction related Saint Adalbert Romanesque style Coin denarius Diameter 12.9–13.3 mm Weight 0.57 g circular metallic object weathered surface sits white background object silver-gray areas darker gray hints brownish rust showing concentric raised rings central design includes rounded protrusions cross- element textured pitted uneven surfaces .