Caption

Denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1086–1138). Obverse: within a beaded border, a knight in chain mail thrusting a spearhead into the jaws of an upside-down dragon. Reverse: within a triple beaded border, an isosceles cross topped with balls; between its arms three balls; one arm intersects the other at approximately 1/3 of its length. Iconography: knight, dragons, fight between good and evil, martyrs, fight against pagans, spears, spearhead (issue mark), equal-armed cross. Style: Romanesque. Subject references: Adalbert (Saint; ca. 956–997). Date: ca. 1125–1138. Place: Kraków, Poland. Coin; diameter 12.1–12.6 mm; weight 0.35 g.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A63_250

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 within beaded border knight chain mail thrusting spearhead jaws upside-down dragon Reverse triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls arms three balls arm intersects approximately 1 3 length Iconography dragons fight good evil martyrs pagans spears issue mark equal-armed cross Style Romanesque Subject references Adalbert Saint ca 956–997 Date 1125–1138 Place Kraków Coin diameter 12.1–12.6 mm weight 0.35 g circular metallic object sits white background showing worn uneven surface concentric raised rings central cross- motif surrounded rounded protrusions shades silver gray darker gray shadows recessed areas slight darker brownish-gray spots edge background bright white.