Caption

Denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1086–1138). Obverse: in a linear border, a knight in chain mail thrusting a spearhead into the jaws of an upside-down dragon. Reverse: in a triple beaded border, an isosceles cross topped with balls; at the intersection of the arms a ball; between the arms one ball (two of them have one dot). Iconography: spearhead, equal-armed cross, chain mail, crosses, jaws, knight, dragon, martyrs, fight between good and evil, fight against pagans, spears, Adalbert (Saint; ca. 956–997). Romanesque style. Ca. 1125–1138. Poland, Kraków. Coin (denarius). Diameter 11.9–12.2 mm. Weight 0.36 g.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A63_221

License type

Rights managed

Available size

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

Keywords

Denarius Boleslaw III Krzywousty prince Poland 1086–1138 Obverse linear border knight chain mail thrusting spearhead jaws upside-down dragon Reverse triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls intersection arms ball two them dot Iconography equal-armed cross chain mail crosses dragon martyrs fight good evil pagans spears Adalbert Saint ca 956–997 Romanesque style Ca 1125–1138 Kraków Coin denarius Diameter 11.9–12.2 mm Weight 0.36 g round metallic object worn textured surface centered white background object silver-gray darker gray shadows slight brownish tarnish places showing embossed design figure draped clothing adjacent curved element row raised dots within raised rim.