Caption

Denarius of Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; ca. 1086–1138), ca. 1125–1138. Obverse: in a beaded border, a knight in chain mail thrusting a spearhead into the upside-down jaws of a dragon; above the knight's left foot, on its outer side, a dot. Reverse: in a triple beaded border, an isosceles cross topped with balls, with a ball between its arms. Allegorical imagery (fight between good and evil, fight against pagans); motifs include spearhead (issue mark), equal-armed cross, crosses, jaws, chain mail, knight, martyrs, Romanesque style, dragons, Adalbert (Saint; ca. 956–997). Minted in Kraków, Poland. Coin; diameter 12.6–12.9 mm; weight 0.51 g.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A63_099

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 beaded border knight chain mail thrusting spearhead upside-down jaws dragon knight's left foot outer side dot Reverse triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls ball arms Allegorical imagery fight good evil pagans motifs include issue mark equal-armed cross crosses jaws chain mail martyrs Romanesque style dragons Adalbert Saint 956–997 Minted Kraków Coin diameter 12.6–12.9 mm weight 0.51 g circular metallic object worn uneven surface sits plain white background object raised profile human- figure facing sideways long diagonally held staff spear surrounding irregular shallow relief shapes metal silver-gray darker gray tarnish subtle highlights background bright white.