Caption

denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1086–1138), Romanesque style, c. 1125–1138. Obverse: in the beaded border, a knight in chain mail thrusting a spearhead into the jaws of an upside-down dragon; motifs include equal-armed cross, chain mail, crosses, spearhead (issue mark), knight, dragons, mouths, Adalbert (St.; ca. 956–997), fight between good and evil, fight against pagans. Reverse: in the triple beaded border, an isosceles cross topped with crossbars; between its arms radiate two spheres (smaller ones closer to the center, larger ones each with a single dot). Coin; Poland, Kraków. Diameter 12.7–12.9 mm; weight 0.65 g.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A63_051

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 1086–1138 Romanesque style c 1125–1138 Obverse beaded border knight chain mail thrusting spearhead jaws upside-down dragon motifs include equal-armed cross chain mail crosses issue mark dragons mouths Adalbert St ca 956–997 fight good evil pagans Reverse triple beaded border isosceles cross topped crossbars arms radiate two spheres smaller ones closer center larger ones single dot Coin Kraków Diameter 12.7–12.9 mm weight 0.65 g small round metallic object sits near white background silver-gray darker gray areas subtle brownish tarnish showing concentric raised ridges central recessed design forms cross- shape circular depressions quadrant surface textured edges slight irregularities shape.