Caption

Denarius of Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 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 a triple beaded border, an isosceles cross topped with balls; between its arms one ball (one dot on each). Iconography: knight, chain mail, spear/spearhead, dragon, fight between good and evil, fight against pagans, crosses, mouths; allegories; martyrs; Romanesque style. Associated figure: Adalbert (Saint; ca. 956–997). Coin type: denarius; diameter 12.8–13.2 mm; weight 0.44 g; Poland, Kraków; c. 1125–1138.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A63_019

License type

Rights managed

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26.3Mb (1.1Mb) / 10.1in x 10.1in / 3033 x 3033 (300dpi)

Keywords

Denarius Boleslaw III Krzywousty prince Poland c 1125–1138 Obverse beaded border knight chain mail thrusting spearhead jaws upside-down dragon Reverse triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls arms ball dot Iconography chain mail spear dragon fight good evil pagans crosses mouths allegories martyrs Romanesque style Associated figure Adalbert Saint ca 956–997 Coin type denarius diameter 12.8–13.2 mm weight 0.44 g Kraków small round metallic object worn textured surface sits plain white background object silvery-gray darker gray shadows slight darker spots showing concentric raised rings central cross- raised feature small rounded knobs arm edges irregular slightly dented.