Caption

Denarius of Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; ca. 1086–1138), ca. 1125–1138. 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; between its arms, one ball (two of them with one dot). Iconography: spearhead, chain mail, equal-armed cross, crosses, jaws, knight, martyrs, dragons, Romanesque style; themes of fight between good and evil and fight against pagans; depiction related to Adalbert (Saint; ca. 956–997). Coin; Poland, Kraków. Diameter 12.6–13.1 mm; weight 0.41 g.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A63_340

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 1125–1138 Obverse within beaded border knight chain mail thrusting spearhead jaws upside-down dragon Reverse triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls arms ball two them dot Iconography chain mail equal-armed cross crosses martyrs dragons Romanesque style themes fight good evil pagans depiction related Adalbert Saint 956–997 Coin Kraków Diameter 12.6–13.1 mm weight 0.41 g small round metallic object central cross- raised motif surrounded concentric raised bead- rings textured grooves showing metallic silver gray tones subtle darker gray shadows hint warm brownish patina.