Caption

Denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1086–1138). Romanesque coin, ca. 1125–1138, Poland, Kraków. 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; at the intersection of the arms a ball; between the arms three balls; one arm intersects the other at approximately one-third of its length. Iconography: chainmail, spearhead, equal-armed cross, crosses, jaws, knight, dragons, martyrs, Adalbert (Saint; ca. 956–997), fight between good and evil, fight against pagans. Coin type: coin; diameter 11.4–11.6 mm; weight 0.35 g.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A63_319

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Rights managed

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Keywords

Denarius Boleslaw III Krzywousty prince Poland 1086–1138 Romanesque coin ca 1125–1138 Kraków Obverse within beaded border knight chain mail thrusting spearhead jaws upside-down dragon Reverse triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls intersection arms ball arms three balls arm intersects approximately -third length Iconography chainmail equal-armed cross crosses dragons martyrs Adalbert Saint 956–997 fight good evil pagans Coin type coin diameter 11.4–11.6 mm weight 0.35 g small circular metallic object raised central design resembling rounded endpoints surrounded concentric ridged rings showing textured surface highlights shadows silver gray tones plain white background.