Caption

Denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1107–1138). Obverse: in the beaded border, a knight in chain mail thrusting a spearhead into the jaws of an upside-down dragon; depiction evokes fight between good and evil, fight against pagans, martyrs, Adalbert (Saint; ca. 956–997), allegories, dragons, knights. Reverse: in the triple beaded border, an isosceles cross topped with balls; at the intersection of the arms, a ball; between the arms, one ball. Issue mark: spearhead. Style: Romanesque. Date: ca. 1125–1138. Place: Poland, Kraków. Coin; diameter 11.9–12.1 mm; weight 0.42 g.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A63_376

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 1107–1138 Obverse beaded border knight chain mail thrusting spearhead jaws upside-down dragon depiction evokes fight good evil fight pagans martyrs Adalbert Saint ca 956–997 allegories dragons knights Reverse triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls intersection arms ball Issue mark Style Romanesque Date 1125–1138 Place Kraków Coin diameter 11.9–12.1 mm weight 0.42 g single round metallic object worn surface sits white background object silver-gray darker gray shadows lighter highlights showing textured raised recessed areas irregular edge linear curved indentations suggesting patterns across face.