Caption

Denarius of Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1086–1138). Obverse: In the beaded border, a knight in chain mail thrusting a spearhead into the jaws of an upside-down dragon; motifs include spearhead (issue mark), equal-armed cross, chain mail, crosses, martyrs, mouth, knight, dragons, mouths, dragon, fight between good and evil, spears, Adalbert (St.; ca. 956–997), spear, Middle Ages, fight against pagans, Romanesque style. Reverse: In the triple beaded border, an isosceles cross topped with balls; between its arms, one sun. Date: ca. 1125–1138. Place: Kraków, Poland. Coin. Diameter: 13.1–13.3 mm. Weight: 0.58 g.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A63_054

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 Obverse beaded border knight chain mail thrusting spearhead jaws upside-down dragon motifs include issue mark equal-armed cross chain mail crosses martyrs mouth dragons mouths dragon fight good evil spears Adalbert St ca 956–997 spear Middle Ages pagans Romanesque style Reverse triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls arms sun Date 1125–1138 Place Kraków Coin Diameter 13.1–13.3 mm Weight 0.58 g round metallic object sits near center white background worn uneven surface raised recessed areas forming irregular pattern faint relief shapes color silver-gray darker gray shading slight warmer gray tones rim.