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 jaws of an upside-down dragon — allegory of a knight (martyr/Adalbert), fight between good and evil/pagans; spearhead (issue mark). Reverse: in a triple beaded border, an isosceles cross topped with balls; between its arms one ball, and closer to the center between three arms two smaller balls. Romanesque style. c. 1125–1138. Poland, Kraków. Coin; diameter ~12.0–12.5 mm; weight 0.50 g.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A63_038

License type

Rights managed

Available size

29.3Mb (1.2Mb) / 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 jaws upside-down dragon allegory martyr Adalbert fight good evil pagans issue mark Reverse triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls arms ball closer center three arms two smaller balls Romanesque style 1125–1138 Kraków Coin diameter ~12.0–12.5 mm weight 0.50 g single round metallic object sits near white background silver-gray darker gray slightly brownish patina places showing irregular surface texture raised relief shapes suggest worn figures patterns scalloped inner rim uneven outer edge small areas shadow highlight accentuating aged tarnished appearance.