Caption

Denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1107–1138). Obverse: in a linear border, a knight in chain mail thrusting a spearhead into the jaws of an upside-down dragon. Reverse: in a triple beaded border, an isosceles cross topped with balls; between its arms, one ball (two of them with one dot). Iconography: allegories, spearhead (issue mark), chain mail, crosses, equal-armed cross, mouth, martyrs, knight, Romanesque style, dragons, fight between good and evil, Saint Adalbert (ca. 956–997), fight against pagans, spears. Date: ca. 1125–1138. Place: Kraków, Poland. Object: coin (denarius). Diameter: 12.7 mm. Weight: 0.39 g.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A63_158

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 Obverse linear border knight chain mail thrusting spearhead jaws upside-down dragon Reverse triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls arms ball two them dot Iconography allegories issue mark chain mail crosses equal-armed cross mouth martyrs Romanesque style dragons fight good evil Saint Adalbert ca 956–997 pagans spears Date 1125–1138 Place Kraków Object coin denarius Diameter 12.7 mm Weight 0.39 g single round metallic object textured surface sits centered white background object silver-gray darker gray shadows lighter silvery highlights concentric raised rings central cross- indentation several rounded depressions .