Caption

denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1086–1138 / reign 1107–1138), Romanesque style, ca. 1125–1138, Poland, Kraków. Obverse: in a beaded border, a knight in chain mail thrusting a spearhead into the upside-down jaws of a dragon. Reverse: in a triple beaded border, an isosceles cross topped with balls; at the intersection of the arms a ball; one arm intersects the other at approximately 1/3 of its length. Allegorical imagery: knights, dragons, fight between good and evil; motifs include spearhead (issue mark), equal-armed cross, spears, chain mail. Diameter 12.2 mm, weight 0.40 g.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A63_189

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 style ca 1125–1138 Kraków Obverse beaded border knight chain mail thrusting spearhead upside-down jaws dragon Reverse triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls intersection arms ball arm intersects approximately 1 3 length Allegorical imagery knights dragons fight good evil motifs include issue mark equal-armed cross spears chain mail Diameter 12.2 mm weight 0.40 g single round metallic object worn textured surface sits near center white background object silver-gray darker gray areas subtle brownish tones irregular raised recessed shapes uneven edges suggest embossing impressions across face.