Caption

Denarius of Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; ca. 1086–1138), ca. 1125–1138. Obverse: in a linear border, a knight in chain mail thrusting a spearhead into the jaws of an upside-down dragon; a dot above the knight's left foot on its outer side. Reverse: in a triple beaded border, an isosceles cross topped with balls, with one ball between its arms. Romanesque style; allegorical motif of knights, dragons, fight between good and evil and against pagans; references to martyrs/saints (Adalbert). Coin, Poland (Kraków), diameter 12.8–13.2 mm, weight 0.50 g.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A63_126

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 dot knight's left foot outer side Reverse triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls ball arms Romanesque style allegorical motif knights dragons fight good evil pagans references martyrs saints Adalbert Coin Kraków diameter 12.8–13.2 mm weight 0.50 g circular metallic object raised central design resembling rounded endpoints surrounded concentric raised rings textured borders surface irregularities wear object shades silver gray touches brownish discoloration darker gray shadows white background.