Caption

Denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1107–1138), Romanesque style, ca. 1125–1138. Obverse: in the beaded border, a knight in chain mail thrusting a spearhead into the jaws of an upside-down dragon. Reverse: in the triple beaded border, an isosceles cross topped with balls; one ball between its arms. Allegories of martyrs, knights, dragons; themes of fight between good and evil and fight against pagans; spear/spearhead motifs. Associated names: Boleslaw III Krzywousty; Adalbert (St.; ca. 956–997). Poland, Kraków. Coin; diameter 11.9–12.4 mm; weight 0.15 g.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A63_260

License type

Rights managed

Available size

26.6Mb (1.1Mb) / 10.2in x 10.2in / 3051 x 3051 (300dpi)

Keywords

Denarius Boleslaw III Krzywousty prince Poland 1107–1138 Romanesque style ca 1125–1138 Obverse beaded border knight chain mail thrusting spearhead jaws upside-down dragon Reverse triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls ball arms Allegories martyrs knights dragons themes fight good evil pagans spear spearhead motifs Associated names Adalbert St 956–997 Kraków Coin diameter 11.9–12.4 mm weight 0.15 g single round object centered white background appearing textured irregular rough surface worn edges showing mix gray silver dark gray small areas pale yellow brown concentric circular ridges pits raised bumps creating uneven relief.