Caption

Denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1086–1138). Romanesque, ca. 1125–1138, Poland, Kraków. Coin (denarius), diameter 12.7 mm, weight 0.41 g. Obverse: in a beaded border, a knight in chain mail thrusting a spearhead into the jaws of an upside-down dragon; iconography includes spearhead, chain mail, jaws, knight, dragon, fight between good and evil, fight against pagans, martyrs, Adalbert (St. ca. 956–997). Reverse: in a triple beaded border, an isosceles cross topped with balls (one with a dot); at the intersection of the arms a ball, between them a sun; one arm intersects the other at approximately 1/3 of its length.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A63_212

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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 1086–1138 Romanesque ca 1125–1138 Kraków Coin denarius diameter 12.7 mm weight 0.41 g Obverse beaded border knight chain mail thrusting spearhead jaws upside-down dragon iconography includes chain mail dragon fight good evil pagans martyrs Adalbert St 956–997 Reverse triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls dot intersection arms ball them sun arm intersects approximately 1 3 length circular metallic object raised central cross- design surrounded concentric raised rings showing textured slightly uneven surface shades silver gray set white background.