Caption

Denarius of Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; ca. 1086–1138), ca. 1125–1138. Obverse: in beaded border, a knight in chain mail thrusting a spearhead into the upside-down jaws of a dragon — allegorical fight between good and evil / fight against pagans; imagery references Saint Adalbert and martyrs, Romanesque style. Reverse: in triple beaded border, an isosceles (equal-armed) cross topped with balls; at the intersection of the arms a ball; one arm intersects the other at approximately one-third of its length; additional dots/balls between arms. Material: coin; diameter 12.5–12.9 mm; weight 0.54 g. Kraków, Poland.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A63_375

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 beaded border knight chain mail thrusting spearhead upside-down jaws dragon allegorical fight good evil fight pagans imagery references Saint Adalbert martyrs Romanesque style Reverse triple beaded border isosceles equal-armed cross topped balls intersection arms ball arm intersects approximately -third length additional dots Material coin diameter 12.5–12.9 mm weight 0.54 g Kraków round metallic object textured surface showing central raised cluster rounded bumps connected short ridges surrounded concentric ridged rings scalloped beaded edges object shades silver gray areas darker gray patina subtle highlights lighter silver set plain white background.