Caption

Denarius of Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; ca. 1086–1138), ca. 1125–1138. Obverse: in the linear border, a knight in chain mail thrusting a spearhead into the jaws of an upside-down dragon. Reverse: in the triple beaded border, an isosceles cross topped with balls; at the intersection of the arms, a ball; between the arms, a sun. Attributes/details: allegorical martial imagery (knight, dragon, spears), equal-armed cross, chain mail, Romanesque style; references to martyrs, knights, dragons, fight between good and evil, fight against pagans, Adalbert. Coin; Kraków, Poland. Diameter: 12.7–13.1 mm. Weight: 0.36 g.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A63_072

License type

Rights managed

Available size

27.0Mb (1.1Mb) / 10.2in x 10.2in / 3071 x 3071 (300dpi)

Keywords

Denarius Boleslaw III Krzywousty prince Poland ca 1086–1138 1125–1138 Obverse linear border knight chain mail thrusting spearhead jaws upside-down dragon Reverse triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls intersection arms ball sun Attributes details allegorical martial imagery dragon spears equal-armed cross chain mail Romanesque style references martyrs knights dragons fight good evil pagans Adalbert Coin Kraków Diameter 12.7–13.1 mm Weight 0.36 g round metallic object silver gray tones sits white background surface raised central design cross- shape ending small rounded knobs surrounded textured circular ridges bead- dots irregular edges subtle variations silver shading.