Caption

Denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1086–1138). Obverse: in beaded border, a knight in chain mail thrusting a spearhead into the jaws of an upside-down dragon. Reverse: in triple beaded border, an equal-armed (isosceles) cross topped with balls; a ball at the intersection of the arms and one ball between the arms. Allegorical imagery: knight/Adalbert, martyrs, dragons, fight between good and evil, fight against pagans. Romanesque style, ca. 1125–1138. Poland, Kraków. Coin; diameter 12.1–12.4 mm; weight 0.33 g.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A63_097

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 1086–1138 Obverse beaded border knight chain mail thrusting spearhead jaws upside-down dragon Reverse triple beaded border equal-armed isosceles cross topped balls ball intersection arms Allegorical imagery Adalbert martyrs dragons fight good evil pagans Romanesque style ca 1125–1138 Kraków Coin diameter 12.1–12.4 mm weight 0.33 g round metallic object worn textured surface showing raised relief standing human figure holding long vertical object figure wear short skirt- garment visible legs irregular edges dents rim part edge visible colors silver gray darker gray shadows slight brownish discoloration small areas set white background.