Caption

Denarius of Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; ca. 1107–1138). Obverse: in a beaded border, a knight in chain mail thrusting a spearhead into the jaws of an upside-down dragon — allegorical scene of knights, dragons, fight against pagans, fight between good and evil; imagery includes crosses, mouths, martyrs, Adalbert (Saint; ca. 956–997). Reverse: in a triple beaded border, an isosceles (equal-armed) cross topped with balls; one ball between its arms. Romanesque style; issue mark: spearhead. Date ca. 1125–1138. Poland, Kraków. Coin; diameter 12.4–13.0 mm; weight 0.31 g.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A63_123

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 1107–1138 Obverse beaded border knight chain mail thrusting spearhead jaws upside-down dragon allegorical scene knights dragons fight pagans good evil imagery includes crosses mouths martyrs Adalbert Saint 956–997 Reverse triple beaded border isosceles equal-armed cross topped balls ball arms Romanesque style issue mark Date ca 1125–1138 Kraków Coin diameter 12.4–13.0 mm weight 0.31 g single round object rough worn surface sits plain white background object metallic shades gray darker gray areas showing irregular raised indented textures faint circular ridge near edge.