Caption

Denarius of Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1107–1138). 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, balls (three of them with one dot). Allegorical imagery of martyrs/knights, Romanesque style, dragons, fight between good and evil, fight against pagans. Inscribed/issued ca. 1125–1138, Poland (Kraków). Coin; silver; diameter ~12.5–12.7 mm; weight 0.47 g.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A63_265

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Rights managed

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Keywords

Denarius Boleslaw III Krzywousty prince Poland 1107–1138 Obverse within beaded border knight chain mail thrusting spearhead jaws upside-down dragon Reverse triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls arms three them dot Allegorical imagery martyrs knights Romanesque style dragons fight good evil pagans Inscribed issued ca 1125–1138 Kraków Coin silver diameter ~12.5–12.7 mm weight 0.47 g single round metallic object sits near center white background silver-gray darker gray shadows lighter highlights showing irregular raised indented textures slightly uneven rim small scratches worn areas visible surface.