Caption

Denarius of Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; ca. 1086–1138). Obverse: in the beaded border, a knight in chain mail thrusting a spearhead into the jaws of an upside-down dragon (allegory of fight against pagans / fight between good and evil; Romanesque style; martyrs/knight imagery; Adalbert/St. referenced). Reverse: in the triple beaded border, an isosceles equal-armed cross topped with balls; between its arms, one ball. Issue mark: spearhead. Date: ca. 1125–1138. Place: Kraków, Poland. Coin; diameter 11.8–12.1 mm; weight 0.39 g.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A63_326

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 beaded border knight chain mail thrusting spearhead jaws upside-down dragon allegory fight pagans good evil Romanesque style martyrs knight imagery Adalbert St referenced Reverse triple beaded border isosceles equal-armed cross topped balls arms ball Issue mark Date 1125–1138 Place Kraków Coin diameter 11.8–12.1 mm weight 0.39 g single round metallic object textured surface sits centered white background object silvery-gray darker gray shadows slight greenish-gray discoloration places showing concentric raised rings edge indented central design includes cross shape rounded knob- forms ends surface irregularities small pits subtle highlights.