Caption

Denarius of Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; ca. 1086–1138). Obverse: within a beaded border, a knight in chain mail thrusting a spearhead into the jaws of an upside-down dragon; depiction references Adalbert and martyrs, fight between good and evil, fight against pagans. Reverse: within a triple beaded border, an isosceles cross topped with spheres (one with a dot); between its arms radiate two spheres (smaller ones near the center, larger ones farther out). Romanesque style; spears, crosses, knights, chain mail. Struck ca. 1125–1138, Poland (Kraków). Coin (denarius), diameter 12.3–13.1 mm, weight 0.62 g.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A63_214

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 ca 1086–1138 Obverse within beaded border knight chain mail thrusting spearhead jaws upside-down dragon depiction references Adalbert martyrs fight good evil pagans Reverse triple beaded border isosceles cross topped spheres dot arms radiate two spheres smaller ones near center larger ones farther Romanesque style spears crosses knights chain mail Struck ca 1125–1138 Kraków Coin denarius diameter 12.3–13.1 mm weight 0.62 g round metallic object raised patterned concentric ridged rings showing uneven textured surfaces worn edges colors visible include silver gray hints darker gray.