Caption

Denarius of Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; c. 1125–1138). Obverse: within a beaded border, a knight in chain mail thrusting a spearhead into the jaws of an upside-down dragon (knight in chain mail, spear, dragon; allegory of fight between good and evil / fight against pagans; Romanesque style; references to martyrs/Adalbert). Reverse: within a triple beaded border, an isosceles cross topped with crossbars; between its arms radiate two spheres (smaller ones nearer the center, larger ones each with a single dot). Silver coin (denarius), diameter ~12.7–12.9 mm, weight 0.65 g; Poland, Kraków.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A63_050

License type

Rights managed

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29.3Mb (1.2Mb) / 10.7in x 10.7in / 3200 x 3200 (300dpi)

Keywords

Denarius Boleslaw III Krzywousty prince Poland c 1125–1138 Obverse within beaded border knight chain mail thrusting spearhead jaws upside-down dragon chain mail spear dragon allegory fight good evil pagans Romanesque style references martyrs Adalbert Reverse triple beaded border isosceles cross topped crossbars arms radiate two spheres smaller ones nearer center larger ones single dot Silver coin denarius diameter ~12.7–12.9 mm weight 0.65 g Kraków small round metallic object worn uneven surface centered white background showing raised rim textured interior engraved irregular shapes include angular curved forms object shades silver gray darker gray areas recessed lines slight brownish tarnish places.