Caption

Denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1107–1138). 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 (one dot on each). Allegories; spearhead (issue mark); equal-armed cross; chain mail; crosses; mouth; knight; martyrs; Romanesque style; mouths; knights; dragons; fight between good and evil; dragon; fight against pagans; Middle Ages; Adalbert (Saint; ca. 956–997); spear, spears. c. 1125–1138. Poland, Kraków. Coin (denarius). Diameter 12.8–13.2 mm. Weight 0.44 g.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A63_018

License type

Rights managed

Available size

26.3Mb (594.7Kb) / 10.1in x 10.1in / 3033 x 3033 (300dpi)

Keywords

Denarius Boleslaw III Krzywousty prince Poland 1107–1138 Obverse beaded border knight chain mail thrusting spearhead jaws upside-down dragon Reverse triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls arms ball dot Allegories issue mark equal-armed cross chain mail crosses mouth martyrs Romanesque style mouths knights dragons fight good evil dragon pagans Middle Ages Adalbert Saint ca 956–997 spear spears c 1125–1138 Kraków Coin denarius Diameter 12.8–13.2 mm Weight 0.44 g round metallic object worn uneven surface showing raised textured design humanlike figure holding long staff surrounded irregular impressions small beadlike markings rendered shades gray silver darker gray shadows lighter silver highlights.