Caption

Denarius of Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; ca. 1125–1138). Av.: In the beaded border, a knight in chain mail thrusting a spearhead into the jaws of an upside-down dragon — motifs: knight, chain mail, spearhead, spear, dragon, jaws; Romanesque style; allegory of fight between good and evil and fight against pagans; martyrs; Adalbert (St.; ca. 956–997). Rv.: In the triple beaded border, an isosceles cross topped with spheres (one dot on each) with a single sun between its arms. Silver coin (denarius); diameter 12.2–12.7 mm; weight 0.57 g; Kraków, Poland; ca. 1125–1138.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A63_032

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Rights managed

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Keywords

Denarius Boleslaw III Krzywousty prince Poland ca 1125–1138 Av. beaded border knight chain mail thrusting spearhead jaws upside-down dragon motifs chain mail spear dragon Romanesque style allegory fight good evil pagans martyrs Adalbert St 956–997 Rv. triple beaded border isosceles cross topped spheres dot single sun arms Silver coin denarius diameter 12.2–12.7 mm weight 0.57 g Kraków small round object metallic silver-gray surface sits white background object irregular slightly darker edges textured central design depicts stylized human- figure rounded head dot- eyes patterned garment holding long thin object surrounding embossed decorative elements raised ridges create worn antique appearance areas darker gray subtle hints tarnish.