Caption

Denarius of Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; reign 1107–1138). Obverse: in the beaded border, a knight in chain mail thrusting a spearhead into the jaws of an upside-down dragon. Reverse: in the triple beaded border, an isosceles cross topped with balls; between its arms, a single ball. Allegorical imagery: knights, dragons, fight between good and evil, fight against pagans; motifs include crosses, equal-armed cross, spearhead (issue mark), spears, chain mail, mouths. Associated figure: Adalbert (Saint; ca. 956–997). Romanesque style, Middle Ages; ca. 1125–1138; Poland, Kraków. Coin; diameter 12.4–12.9 mm; weight 0.36 g.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A63_183

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 reign 1107–1138 Obverse beaded border knight chain mail thrusting spearhead jaws upside-down dragon Reverse triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls arms single ball Allegorical imagery knights dragons fight good evil pagans motifs include crosses equal-armed cross issue mark spears chain mail mouths Associated figure Adalbert Saint ca 956–997 Romanesque style Middle Ages 1125–1138 Kraków Coin diameter 12.4–12.9 mm weight 0.36 g circular metallic object worn textured surface sits white background showing concentric raised rings central area contains cross- raised element rounded knobs ends metal silver-gray darker gray shadows subtle highlights.