Caption

Denarius of Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1086–1138/ruled 1107–1138). Romanesque coin, ca. 1125–1138, Kraków, Poland. Obverse: in a beaded border, a knight in chain mail thrusting a spearhead into the jaws of an upside-down dragon (fight between good and evil; fight against pagans; martyrs; Adalbert referenced). Reverse: in a triple beaded border, an isosceles cross topped with balls (two with a central dot each); between its arms one ball (three with a central dot each). Iconography: knight, dragon, spear/spearhead, equal-armed cross, crosses, chain mail, mouths. Coin; diameter 11.5–12.1 mm; weight 0.35 g.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A63_427

License type

Rights managed

Available size

27.0Mb (1.0Mb) / 10.2in x 10.2in / 3071 x 3071 (300dpi)

Keywords

Denarius Boleslaw III Krzywousty prince Poland 1086–1138 ruled 1107–1138 Romanesque coin ca 1125–1138 Kraków Obverse beaded border knight chain mail thrusting spearhead jaws upside-down dragon fight good evil pagans martyrs Adalbert referenced Reverse triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls two central dot arms ball three Iconography dragon spear equal-armed cross crosses chain mail mouths Coin diameter 11.5–12.1 mm weight 0.35 g round metallic object textured surface sits white background object primarily silver darker gray areas small patches brownish discoloration showing concentric raised ridges central design rounded lobes short protrusions.