Caption

denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1086–1138 / reign 1107–1138), Romanesque style, ca. 1125–1138, Poland, Kraków, coin. Obverse: in the beaded border, a knight in chain mail thrusting a spearhead into the jaws of an upside-down dragon; depiction includes equal-armed cross, crosses, chain mail, spearhead (issue mark), mouth, martyrs, knight, dragons, dragon, fight between good and evil, fight against pagans, spears. Reverse: in the triple beaded border, an isosceles cross topped with balls; one ball between its arms, one arm intersects the other at approximately 1/3 of its length. Diameter 12.2–12.6 mm, weight 0.36 g.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A63_193

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 reign 1107–1138 Romanesque style ca 1125–1138 Kraków coin Obverse beaded border knight chain mail thrusting spearhead jaws upside-down dragon depiction includes equal-armed cross crosses chain mail issue mark mouth martyrs dragons dragon fight good evil pagans spears Reverse triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls ball arms arm intersects approximately 1 3 length Diameter 12.2–12.6 mm weight 0.36 g round metallic object sits white background showing worn surface irregular raised recessed areas textured rim object shades silver gray darker gray faint brownish spots surface smooth shiny patches several rougher dull areas.