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; between its arms, one ball (two of them with one dot). Iconography: spearhead, equal-armed cross, crosses, jaws, chain mail, martyrs, knight, dragons, fight between good and evil, fight against pagans, Adalbert (Saint; ca. 956–997). Romanesque style. Date ca. 1125–1138. Poland, Kraków. Coin (denarius). Diameter 12.0–12.2 mm. Weight 0.46 g.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A63_380

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 Obverse beaded border knight chain mail thrusting spearhead jaws upside-down dragon Reverse triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls arms ball two them dot Iconography equal-armed cross crosses chain mail martyrs dragons fight good evil pagans Adalbert Saint ca 956–997 Romanesque style Date ca 1125–1138 Kraków Coin denarius Diameter 12.0–12.2 mm Weight 0.46 g round metallic object worn textured surface sits white background object primarily silver gray darker gray shadows slight areas muted black surface irregular raised indented shapes form central motif curved angular elements small circular marks linear impressions edge creating uneven rim weathered appearance.