Caption

Denarius of Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; ca. 1107–1138). Obverse: in the linear border, a knight in chain mail thrusting a spearhead into the jaws of an upside-down dragon; one ball on either side of the knight's right elbow. In the triple beaded border, an isosceles cross topped with balls; a ball at the intersection of the arms; between the arms one ball (two of them with a single dot). Iconography: spearhead, equal-armed cross, chain mail, crosses, mouth, martyrs, knight, dragons, Romanesque style, fight between good and evil, fight against pagans, spear, Saint Adalbert. ca. 1125–1138, Poland, Kraków. Coin; diameter 12.8 mm; weight 0.52 g.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A63_237

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 ca 1107–1138 Obverse linear border knight chain mail thrusting spearhead jaws upside-down dragon ball side knight's right elbow triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls intersection arms two them single dot Iconography equal-armed cross chain mail crosses mouth martyrs dragons Romanesque style fight good evil pagans spear Saint Adalbert 1125–1138 Kraków Coin diameter 12.8 mm weight 0.52 g circular metallic object textured surface showing concentric ridges raised central area several rounded protrusions metal silver-gray darker gray shadows small areas slightly warmer tarnished tones.