Caption

Denarius of Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; ca. 1086–1138), ca. 1125–1138. Obverse (beaded border): a knight in chain mail thrusting a spearhead into the jaws of an upside-down dragon. Reverse (triple beaded border): an isosceles cross topped with balls; between its arms, a sun. Issue mark: spearhead. Motifs: equal-armed cross, chain mail, knights, dragons, fight between good and evil, spears, martyrs; possible reference to St. Adalbert (ca. 956–997) and the medieval fight against pagans. Coin; Poland, Kraków; diameter ~13.1–13.3 mm; weight 0.58 g; Romanesque style.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A63_055

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 ca 1086–1138 1125–1138 Obverse beaded border knight chain mail thrusting spearhead jaws upside-down dragon Reverse triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls arms sun Issue mark Motifs equal-armed cross chain mail knights dragons fight good evil spears martyrs possible reference St Adalbert 956–997 medieval fight pagans Coin Kraków diameter ~13.1–13.3 mm weight 0.58 g Romanesque style single round metallic object sits near center white background showing textured surface concentric raised rings irregular edges shades silver gray darker gray shadows lighter highlights.