Caption

Denarius of Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; ca. 1107–1138). Obverse: in a linear border, a knight in chain mail thrusting a spearhead into the jaws of an upside-down dragon; a dot appears beside the knight's left foot. Reverse: in a triple beaded border, an isosceles cross topped with balls, with a ball between its arms. Romanesque style; iconography: knight/saint (Adalbert referenced), fight between good and evil, spears, dragons, martyrs, fight against pagans. Date: ca. 1125–1138. Place: Kraków, Poland. Coin (denarius). Diameter 12.8–13.2 mm. Weight 0.50 g.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A63_125

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Keywords

Denarius Boleslaw III Krzywousty prince Poland ca 1107–1138 Obverse linear border knight chain mail thrusting spearhead jaws upside-down dragon dot beside knight's left foot Reverse triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls ball arms Romanesque style iconography saint Adalbert referenced fight good evil spears dragons martyrs pagans Date 1125–1138 Place Kraków Coin denarius Diameter 12.8–13.2 mm Weight 0.50 g circular metallic object worn textured surface primarily silver gray sitting white background object raised rim central relief depicting standing humanlike figure adjacent animallike form irregular marks indentations across surface areas darker gray shading edges.