Caption

Denarius of Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland, c. 1107–1138). Obverse: in a beaded border, a knight in chain mail thrusting a spearhead into the upside-down jaws of a dragon. Reverse: in a triple beaded border, an isosceles cross topped with balls (two with one dot each); a dot at the crossing of the arms; between the arms, one sun (two with one dot each). Iconography: spearhead, chain mail, equal-armed cross, crosses, knight, martyrs, Romanesque style, dragons, jaws, fight between good and evil, spear, fight against pagans, Saint Adalbert (ca. 956–997). Date: c. 1125–1138. Place: Poland, Kraków. Coin (denarius). Diameter: 13.1–13.8 mm. Weight: 0.72 g.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A63_035

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Rights managed

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29.3Mb (1.3Mb) / 10.7in x 10.7in / 3200 x 3200 (300dpi)

Keywords

Denarius Boleslaw III Krzywousty prince Poland c 1107–1138 Obverse beaded border knight chain mail thrusting spearhead upside-down jaws dragon Reverse triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls two dot crossing arms sun Iconography chain mail equal-armed cross crosses martyrs Romanesque style dragons jaws fight good evil spear pagans Saint Adalbert ca 956–997 Date 1125–1138 Place Kraków Coin denarius Diameter 13.1–13.8 mm Weight 0.72 g round metallic object sits plain white background object silver-gray darker gray shadows lighter highlights showing raised circular border concentric rings small raised bead- dots inside inner ring central cross- motif rounded ends small decorative shapes surface textured wear slight irregularities metal.