Caption

denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1107–1138), obverse: in beaded border, a knight in chain mail thrusting a spearhead into the jaws of an upside-down dragon; reverse: in triple beaded border, an isosceles cross topped with spheres (one with a dot), with a sun (each with a dot) between its arms; spearhead (issue mark), equal-armed cross; Romanesque style; motifs: knight, chain mail, dragons, fight against pagans, Adalbert (Saint; ca. 956–997), fight between good and evil; ca. 1125–1138, Kraków, Poland; coin; diameter 12.1–12.7 mm; weight 0.55 g; very good state of preservation

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A63_430

License type

Rights managed

Available size

27.0Mb (552.7Kb) / 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 reverse triple beaded border isosceles cross topped spheres dot sun arms issue mark equal-armed cross Romanesque style motifs chain mail dragons fight pagans Adalbert Saint ca 956–997 good evil 1125–1138 Kraków coin diameter 12.1–12.7 mm weight 0.55 g good state preservation small round metallic object raised rim showing worn embossed central design includes standing figure holding long diagonal object textured irregular surfaces patina object silver-gray color darker gray shadows lighter silvery highlights set plain white background.