Caption

Denarius of Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1086–1138). Obverse: within a beaded border, a knight in chain mail thrusting a spearhead into the jaws of an upside-down dragon (allegory: fight between good and evil, fight against pagans; depicted knight possibly Saint Adalbert); reverse: within a triple beaded border, an isosceles cross topped with balls, with a ball between its arms. Romanesque style; Middle Ages; issue mark: spearhead. Ca. 1125–1138. Poland, Kraków. Coin (denarius). Diameter 12.4–12.8 mm; weight 0.41 g.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A63_142

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27.0Mb (1.0Mb) / 10.2in x 10.2in / 3071 x 3071 (300dpi)

Keywords

Denarius Boleslaw III Krzywousty prince Poland 1086–1138 Obverse within beaded border knight chain mail thrusting spearhead jaws upside-down dragon allegory fight good evil pagans depicted knight Saint Adalbert reverse triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls ball arms Romanesque style Middle Ages issue mark Ca 1125–1138 Kraków Coin denarius Diameter 12.4–12.8 mm weight 0.41 g single round metallic object sits near center white background showing textured worn surface raised indented areas shades silver gray darker gray shadows accenting grooves edges slight darker rim perimeter.