Caption

Denarius of Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1086–1138). Obverse: in the linear 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 (two with one dot each); between its arms, one ball each with one dot. Allegorical imagery referencing St. Adalbert and the fight against pagans; motifs include equal-armed cross, crosses, spearhead (issue mark), spears, jaws, chain mail, knight, dragons, fight between good and evil; Romanesque style, Middle Ages. c. 1125–1138. Poland (Kraków). Coin (denarius). Diameter 12.2–12.9 mm; weight 0.53 g.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A63_040

License type

Rights managed

Available size

29.3Mb (1.1Mb) / 10.7in x 10.7in / 3200 x 3200 (300dpi)

Keywords

Denarius Boleslaw III Krzywousty prince Poland 1086–1138 Obverse linear border knight chain mail thrusting spearhead jaws upside-down dragon Reverse triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls two dot arms ball Allegorical imagery referencing St Adalbert fight pagans motifs include equal-armed cross crosses issue mark spears chain mail dragons good evil Romanesque style Middle Ages c 1125–1138 Kraków Coin denarius Diameter 12.2–12.9 mm weight 0.53 g single round metallic object weathered uneven surface sits white background object silver-gray darker gray areas recessed details faint brownish tarnish spots irregular raised indented shapes suggest textured patterns worn relief.