Caption

Denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; ca. 1086–1138). Obverse: in a 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 a triple beaded border, an isosceles cross topped with balls, with one ball between its arms. Iconography: spearhead, equal-armed cross, chain mail, jaws, dragons, knights, martyrs, Adalbert (Saint; ca. 956–997), fight between good and evil, fight against pagans. Style: Romanesque. Date: ca. 1125–1138. Place: Kraków, Poland. Coin; diameter 12.7–13.0 mm; weight 0.50 g.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A63_297

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 ca 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 ball arms Iconography equal-armed cross chain mail dragons knights martyrs Adalbert Saint 956–997 fight good evil pagans Style Romanesque Date 1125–1138 Place Kraków Coin diameter 12.7–13.0 mm weight 0.50 g round metallic object centered white background showing raised central design cross- shape surrounded concentric ridged borders silver gray darker gray shadows subtle reflective highlights.