Caption

Denarius of Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1086–1138 / 1107–1138). Obverse: in the beaded border, a knight in chain mail thrusting a spearhead into the jaws of an upside-down dragon. Reverse: in the double beaded border, an isosceles cross topped with balls (two of them with dots); between its arms, one ball (three of them with dots). Iconography: spearhead, spears, chain mail, knights, dragons, cross (equal-armed), martyrs, mouths, fight between good and evil, fight against pagans, Adalbert (Saint, ca. 956–997). Romanesque style. Coin; c. 1125–1138; Poland, Kraków. Diameter: 12.2–12.6 mm; weight: 0.35 g.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A63_069

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 1107–1138 Obverse beaded border knight chain mail thrusting spearhead jaws upside-down dragon Reverse double beaded border isosceles cross topped balls two them dots arms ball three Iconography spears chain mail knights dragons equal-armed martyrs mouths fight good evil pagans Adalbert Saint ca 956–997 Romanesque style Coin c 1125–1138 Kraków Diameter 12.2–12.6 mm weight 0.35 g single round metallic object worn textured surface sits white background object silver-gray darker gray areas slight brownish tarnish face irregular raised recessed markings scratches creating uneven pattern.