Caption

Denarius of Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; reign 1107–1138). Obverse: within a beaded border, a knight in chain mail thrusting a spearhead into the jaws of an upside-down dragon. Reverse: within a triple beaded border, an isosceles cross topped with balls (three with a central dot; the fourth area poorly struck), between the arms a sun (two with a central dot; remaining areas poorly struck). Romanesque style; themes: dragons, fight between good and evil, fight against pagans, martyrs, Saint Adalbert. Issued ca. 1125–1138, Kraków, Poland. Coin (denarius), diameter 12.9–13.1 mm, weight 0.61 g.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A63_056

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Rights managed

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Keywords

Denarius Boleslaw III Krzywousty prince Poland reign 1107–1138 Obverse within beaded border knight chain mail thrusting spearhead jaws upside-down dragon Reverse triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls three central dot fourth area poorly struck arms sun two remaining areas poorly struck Romanesque style themes dragons fight good evil pagans martyrs Saint Adalbert Issued ca 1125–1138 Kraków Coin denarius diameter 12.9–13.1 mm weight 0.61 g single round metallic object worn uneven surface sits plain white background object silver-gray darker gray patina recessed areas lighter highlights raised edges showing irregular rim textured interior raised indented shapes form clustered abstract pattern curved linear impressions.