Caption

denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1086–1138), Romanesque; allegorical imagery of knights and dragons, fight between good and evil, fight against pagans; obverse: in beaded border, a knight in chain mail thrusting a spearhead into the upside-down jaws of a dragon, a ball under the knight's right elbow; reverse: in triple beaded border, an isosceles cross topped with balls, one ball between its arms and a dot in one quarter near the center; issue mark spearhead; possible reference to Saint Adalbert (ca. 956–997); ca. 1125–1138; Poland, Kraków; coin (denarius); diameter 12.2–12.5 mm; weight 0.30 g

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A63_295

License type

Rights managed

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27.0Mb (1.1Mb) / 10.2in x 10.2in / 3071 x 3071 (300dpi)

Keywords

denarius Boleslaw III Krzywousty prince Poland 1086–1138 Romanesque allegorical imagery knights dragons fight good evil pagans obverse beaded border knight chain mail thrusting spearhead upside-down jaws dragon ball under knight's right elbow reverse triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls ball arms dot quarter near center issue mark spearhead possible reference Saint Adalbert ca 956–997 1125–1138 Kraków coin diameter 12.2–12.5 mm weight 0.30 g round metallic object textured slightly uneven surface showing raised central design composed concentric rings cross- motif rounded terminals object primarily silver gray darker gray shadows subtle highlights set plain white background.