Caption

Denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1086–1138). Obverse: in the linear border, a knight in chain mail thrusting a spearhead into the jaws of an upside-down dragon; a dot above the knight's left foot. Reverse: in the triple beaded border, an isosceles cross topped with balls; between its arms, one ball (three of them have one dot). Allegorical imagery; equal-armed cross; spearhead issue mark; motifs: jaws, chain mail, martyrs, knight, dragons, Adalbert (St.; ca. 956–997), fight between good and evil, fight against pagans. Romanesque style. Date ca. 1125–1138. Poland, Kraków. Coin. Diameter 12.7–13.2 mm; weight 0.50 g.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A63_262

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 linear border knight chain mail thrusting spearhead jaws upside-down dragon dot knight's left foot Reverse triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls arms ball three them Allegorical imagery equal-armed cross spearhead issue mark motifs chain mail martyrs dragons Adalbert St ca 956–997 fight good evil pagans Romanesque style Date ca 1125–1138 Kraków Coin Diameter 12.7–13.2 mm weight 0.50 g round metallic object textured surface showing concentric ridges central cross- indentation rounded raised dots ends visible wear slight irregularities edge colors visible include silver gray small area muted yellowish-brown.