Caption

Denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; ca. 1086–1138). Obverse: in the beaded border, a knight in chain mail thrusting a spearhead into the jaws of an upside-down dragon. Reverse: in the triple beaded border, an isosceles cross topped with balls; between its arms one ball; one arm intersects the other at approximately 1/3 of its length. Iconography: spearhead, chain mail, equal-armed cross, crosses, jaws, martyrs, knight, Romanesque style, dragons, dragon, fight between good and evil, Adalbert (Saint; ca. 956–997), fight against pagans, spears. Date: ca. 1125–1138. Place: Kraków, Poland. Object type: coin (denarius). Diameter: 11.4–11.9 mm. Weight: 0.41 g.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A63_218

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Keywords

Denarius Boleslaw III Krzywousty prince Poland ca 1086–1138 Obverse beaded border knight chain mail thrusting spearhead jaws upside-down dragon Reverse triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls arms ball arm intersects approximately 1 3 length Iconography chain mail equal-armed cross crosses martyrs Romanesque style dragons dragon fight good evil Adalbert Saint 956–997 pagans spears Date 1125–1138 Place Kraków Object type coin denarius Diameter 11.4–11.9 mm Weight 0.41 g small round metallic object sits near center white background silver-gray darker gray shadowing slight warm beige highlights concentric raised ridges central design includes cross- shape rounded knob ends several circular dots textured uneven surfaces.