Caption

denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1086–1138 / reign 1107–1138), Romanesque, ca. 1125–1138, Poland, Kraków; coin. Obv. In the linear border, a knight in chain mail thrusting a spearhead into the jaws of a dragon turned upside down. Rv. In the triple beaded border, an isosceles cross topped with balls; between its arms, one ball (one of them with a dot). Iconography: spearhead (issue mark), chain mail, equal-armed cross, crosses, jaws, martyrs, knight, knights, dragons, dragon, fight between good and evil, fight against pagans, Adalbert (Saint; ca. 956–997). Diameter 12.8–13.1 mm; weight 0.42 g.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A63_169

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 1086–1138 reign 1107–1138 Romanesque ca 1125–1138 Kraków coin Obv linear border knight chain mail thrusting spearhead jaws dragon turned upside down Rv triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls arms ball them dot Iconography issue mark chain mail equal-armed cross crosses martyrs knights dragons fight good evil pagans Adalbert Saint 956–997 Diameter 12.8–13.1 mm weight 0.42 g round metallic object weathered textured surface sits plain white background object silver-gray darker gray shading recessed areas brighter highlights raised portions features concentric raised rings surrounding central design includes cross- shape group rounded protrusions.