Caption

Denarius of Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; ca. 1125–1138). Obverse: in a beaded border, a knight in chain mail thrusting a spearhead into the jaws of an upside-down dragon; between the knight's legs possibly a dot (effacement). Reverse: in a triple beaded border, an isosceles cross topped with balls; between its arms, one ball (one of them has a dot). Iconography: spearhead, chain mail, equal-armed cross, crosses, mouth, martyrs, knight, dragons; Romanesque style; themes of knights, fight between good and evil, fight against pagans; reference to Saint Adalbert. Minted in Kraków, Poland. Coin; silver; diameter 11.9–12.3 mm; weight 0.37 g.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A63_248

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 1125–1138 Obverse beaded border knight chain mail thrusting spearhead jaws upside-down dragon knight's legs dot effacement Reverse triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls arms ball them Iconography chain mail equal-armed cross crosses mouth martyrs dragons Romanesque style themes knights fight good evil pagans reference Saint Adalbert Minted Kraków Coin silver diameter 11.9–12.3 mm weight 0.37 g small round metallic object sits near center image white background silver-gray darker gray shadows slight brownish tarnish places raised central motif featuring cross- shape rounded lobes concentric circular ridges edge textured irregular surface details.