Caption

Denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1086–1138). 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 equal-armed (isosceles) cross topped with balls; a ball at the intersection and one ball between the arms. Romanesque style; allegorical fight between good and evil / fight against pagans; motifs include knight, dragons, chainmail, spears, spearhead (issue mark), crosses, jaws, martyrs, Saint Adalbert (ca. 956–997) referenced. ca. 1125–1138. Poland, Kraków. Coin (denarius). Diameter 12.1–12.3 mm; weight 0.34 g.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A63_333

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 Obverse beaded border knight chain mail thrusting spearhead jaws upside-down dragon Reverse triple beaded border equal-armed isosceles cross topped balls ball intersection arms Romanesque style allegorical fight good evil fight pagans motifs include dragons chainmail spears issue mark crosses martyrs Saint Adalbert ca 956–997 referenced 1125–1138 Kraków Coin denarius Diameter 12.1–12.3 mm weight 0.34 g round metallic object worn textured surface set white background object silvery-gray darker gray shadows slight brownish tarnish raised embossed scene stylized human- figure holding long object standing next smaller shape curved linear markings creating circular border central design.