Caption

Denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1086–1138). Romanesque, ca. 1125–1138. Obverse: in the beaded border, a knight in chain mail thrusting a spearhead into the jaws of an upside-down dragon. Reverse: in the triple beaded border, an isosceles cross topped with balls (one dot on each); between its arms, one ball (one dot on three of them). Iconography: spearhead, chain mail, jaws, dragons, crosses, martyrs, knight, fight between good and evil, fight against pagans; depiction associated with Saint Adalbert (ca. 956–997). Coin (denarius), Poland, Kraków. Diameter approx. 12.7–13.2 mm; weight 0.50 g.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A63_329

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 1086–1138 Romanesque ca 1125–1138 Obverse beaded border knight chain mail thrusting spearhead jaws upside-down dragon Reverse triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls dot arms ball three them Iconography chain mail dragons crosses martyrs fight good evil pagans depiction associated Saint Adalbert 956–997 Coin denarius Kraków Diameter approx 12.7–13.2 mm weight 0.50 g round metallic object weathered textured surface sits white background object silver-gray darker gray subtle brownish tones raised irregular relief patterns rounded edging part rim.