Caption

Denarius of Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1107–1138). Obverse: in the linear border, a knight in chain mail thrusting a spearhead into the jaws of an upside-down dragon. On either side of the knight's right elbow, one ball. In the 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 with a single dot). Iconography: spearhead, equal-armed cross, chain mail, dragon, knight, mouths; themes of martyrs, fight between good and evil and fight against pagans; Romanesque style. References Saint Adalbert (ca. 956–997). Circa 1125–1138. Poland, Kraków. Coin; diameter 12.8 mm; weight 0.52 g.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A63_236

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 1107–1138 Obverse linear border knight chain mail thrusting spearhead jaws upside-down dragon side knight's right elbow ball triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls intersection arms two them single dot Iconography equal-armed cross chain mail dragon mouths themes martyrs fight good evil pagans Romanesque style References Saint Adalbert ca 956–997 Circa 1125–1138 Kraków Coin diameter 12.8 mm weight 0.52 g round metallic object textured relief surface showing irregular central figure surrounding raised patterns mostly silver-gray color areas darker gray shading slight highlights object sits plain white background.