Caption

denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1086–1138), Romanesque style, ca. 1125–1138, Poland, Kraków; coin; 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, with a ball at the intersection and one ball between the arms; motifs: allegories, equal-armed cross, crosses, chain mail, spearhead (issue mark), martyrs, knight, dragons, fight between good and evil, fight against pagans, spear(s), Adalbert (Saint; ca. 956–997), mouth(s); diameter 11.9–12.3 mm; weight 0.37 g

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A63_363

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 style ca 1125–1138 Kraków coin obverse beaded border knight chain mail thrusting spearhead jaws upside-down dragon reverse triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls ball intersection arms motifs allegories equal-armed cross crosses chain mail issue mark martyrs dragons fight good evil pagans spear s Adalbert Saint 956–997 mouth diameter 11.9–12.3 mm weight 0.37 g single round metallic object sits near center plain white background silver-gray darker gray shadows subtle highlights showing textured slightly irregular surface Concentric raised rings beaded border encircle central recessed area contains quatrefoil- shape rounded lobes metal small pits worn edges lighting creates gentle gradients light dark gray across object's surface.