Caption

denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1086–1138), Romanesque, Middle Ages, ca. 1125–1138, Poland, Kraków, coin. Obverse: in the beaded border, a knight in chain mail thrusting a spearhead into the jaws of a dragon turned upside down. Reverse: in the triple beaded border, an isosceles cross topped with balls; at the intersection of the arms, a ball; between them, one sun. Iconography: spearhead (issue mark), equal-armed cross, chain mail, jaws, martyrs, knight, crosses, dragons, fight between good and evil, fight against pagans, spear, Adalbert (Saint; ca. 956–997). Diameter 12.2–12.6 mm, weight 0.37 g.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A63_357

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 Middle Ages ca 1125–1138 Kraków coin Obverse beaded border knight chain mail thrusting spearhead jaws dragon turned upside down Reverse triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls intersection arms ball them sun Iconography issue mark equal-armed cross chain mail martyrs crosses dragons fight good evil pagans spear Adalbert Saint 956–997 Diameter 12.2–12.6 mm weight 0.37 g round metallic object textured surface sits white background object silver-gray darker gray subtle brownish tones features concentric ridged rings raised central design includes cross- shape several starburst spiky decorative elements.