Caption

Denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1086–1138). 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; at the intersection of the arms, a ball with a dot; between the arms, one ball (one with a dot). Iconography: chain mail, spearhead (issue mark), equal-armed cross, crosses, jaws, knight, martyrs, dragons, Romanesque style, Middle Ages, fight between good and evil, fight against pagans, spears; depiction related to Saint Adalbert (ca. 956–997). Date: ca. 1125–1138. Place: Poland, Kraków. Type: coin. Diameter: 11.3–12.2 mm. Weight: 0.35 g.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A63_379

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Keywords

Denarius Boleslaw III Krzywousty prince Poland 1086–1138 Obverse beaded border knight chain mail thrusting spearhead jaws upside-down dragon Reverse triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls intersection arms ball dot Iconography chain mail issue mark equal-armed cross crosses martyrs dragons Romanesque style Middle Ages fight good evil pagans spears depiction related Saint Adalbert ca 956–997 Date 1125–1138 Place Kraków Type coin Diameter 11.3–12.2 mm Weight 0.35 g small round metallic object sits white background showing raised central design cross- shape rounded knop- protrusions surrounded concentric beaded ridged borders visible colors include silver grey tones darker grey shadows slight highlights.