Caption

Denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1107–1138). Obverse: in the beaded border, a knight in chain mail thrusting a spearhead (issue mark) into the jaws of an upside-down dragon; depiction includes chain mail, mouth, knight, dragon — Romanesque style; themes: martyrs, fight against pagans, fight between good and evil; possibly St. Adalbert (ca. 956–997) associations. Reverse: in the triple beaded border, an isosceles cross topped with spheres (one with a dot); between its arms radiate two spheres (smaller ones nearer the center, larger ones with dots on two). c. 1125–1138, Poland, Kraków. Coin; diameter 12.7–13.3 mm; weight 0.45 g.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A63_049

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 1107–1138 Obverse beaded border knight chain mail thrusting spearhead issue mark jaws upside-down dragon depiction includes chain mail mouth dragon Romanesque style themes martyrs fight pagans good evil St Adalbert ca 956–997 associations Reverse triple beaded border isosceles cross topped spheres dot arms radiate two spheres smaller ones nearer center larger ones dots two c 1125–1138 Kraków Coin diameter 12.7–13.3 mm weight 0.45 g circular metallic object worn textured surface sits white background object silver-gray darker gray shadows slight brownish toning places concentric raised ridges raised cross- design rounded nodes ends middle.