Caption

Denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1086–1138). Obverse: in the beaded border, a knight in chain mail thrusting a spearhead into the jaws of a dragon turned upside down. Reverse: in the triple beaded border, an isosceles cross topped with spheres (one of them with a dot); between its arms, one sphere (two of them with a dot). Allegorical/romanesque imagery: knights, dragon(s), fight between good and evil, martyrs, Adalbert (Saint; ca. 956–997), fight against pagans. Issue mark: spearhead. Date: ca. 1125–1138. Place: Kraków, Poland. Coin; diameter 13.3–13.8 mm; weight 0.48 g.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A63_171

License type

Rights managed

Available size

27.0Mb (1.2Mb) / 10.2in x 10.2in / 3071 x 3071 (300dpi)

Keywords

Denarius Boleslaw III Krzywousty prince Poland 1086–1138 Obverse beaded border knight chain mail thrusting spearhead jaws dragon turned upside down Reverse triple beaded border isosceles cross topped spheres them dot arms sphere two Allegorical romanesque imagery knights s fight good evil martyrs Adalbert Saint ca 956–997 pagans Issue mark Date 1125–1138 Place Kraków Coin diameter 13.3–13.8 mm weight 0.48 g round metallic object textured surface showing raised central design cross- motif several raised circular beads surrounded concentric beaded ridged borders object silver-gray areas darker gray patina subtle highlights set plain white background.