Caption

Denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1107–1138), ca. 1125–1138. Obverse: in the beaded 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. Reverse: in the triple beaded border, an isosceles cross topped with balls, with one ball between its arms. Iconography: allegories, spearhead (issue mark), equal-armed cross, crosses, chain mail, martyrs, jaws, knight, Romanesque style, dragons, fight between good and evil, fight against pagans, Adalbert (Saint; ca. 956–997), spears. Coin (Poland, Kraków), diameter 12.3–12.7 mm, weight 0.40 g.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A63_137

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 1107–1138 ca 1125–1138 Obverse beaded border knight chain mail thrusting spearhead jaws upside-down dragon dot knight's left foot Reverse triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls ball arms Iconography allegories issue mark equal-armed cross crosses chain mail martyrs Romanesque style dragons fight good evil pagans Adalbert Saint 956–997 spears Coin Kraków diameter 12.3–12.7 mm weight 0.40 g small round metallic object sits near center white background worn uneven surface raised indented areas predominant color silvery gray patches darker gray subtle hints greenish-blue brown patina edge.