Caption

Denarius of Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; ca. 1086–1138), Romanesque. Obverse (beaded border): a knight in chain mail thrusting a spearhead into the jaws of an upside-down dragon; a dot on the knight's belt. Reverse (triple beaded border): an isosceles cross topped with spheres (three with one dot each); between its arms three spheres (two with one dot each) and a dot. Iconography: allegories, knights, dragon, fight between good and evil, fight against pagans; spear (issue mark). Date: ca. 1125–1138. Place: Kraków, Poland. Coin (denarius). Diameter: 12.8–13.2 mm. Weight: 0.47 g.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A63_392

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Rights managed

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27.0Mb (1.1Mb) / 10.2in x 10.2in / 3071 x 3071 (300dpi)

Keywords

Denarius Boleslaw III Krzywousty prince Poland ca 1086–1138 Romanesque Obverse beaded border knight chain mail thrusting spearhead jaws upside-down dragon dot knight's belt Reverse triple beaded border isosceles cross topped spheres three arms three spheres two Iconography allegories knights dragon fight good evil pagans spear issue mark Date 1125–1138 Place Kraków Coin denarius Diameter 12.8–13.2 mm Weight 0.47 g round metallic object textured uneven surface worn raised markings sits white background object silver-gray darker gray shadows slight areas tarnish irregular indentations ridges perimeter across face.