Caption

Denarius of Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; ca. 1086–1138). Obverse: within a linear border, a knight in chain mail thrusting a spearhead into the jaws of an upside-down dragon. Reverse: within a triple beaded border, an isosceles cross topped with spheres (one with a dot); between its arms are spheres (two with dots). Allegorical/romanesque imagery referencing knights, martyrs, Adalbert (Saint; ca. 956–997), fight between good and evil and against pagans. Date: ca. 1125–1138. Material/object: coin (denarius). Dimensions: diameter 12.2–12.8 mm; weight 0.43 g.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A63_196

License type

Rights managed

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27.0Mb (1.1Mb) / 10.2in x 10.2in / 3071 x 3071 (300dpi)

Keywords

Denarius Boleslaw III Krzywousty prince Poland ca 1086–1138 Obverse within linear border knight chain mail thrusting spearhead jaws upside-down dragon Reverse triple beaded border isosceles cross topped spheres dot arms two dots Allegorical romanesque imagery referencing knights martyrs Adalbert Saint 956–997 fight good evil pagans Date 1125–1138 Material object coin denarius Dimensions diameter 12.2–12.8 mm weight 0.43 g round metallic object textured surface resting white background showing raised circular border concentric rings center features simple cross- raised design small raised irregular shapes silver-gray darker gray shadows lighter reflective highlights.