Caption

Denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; ca. 1107–1138). Obverse: in the beaded border, a knight in chain mail thrusting a spearhead into the jaws of a dragon turned upside down. Reverse: in the triple beaded border, an isosceles cross topped with spheres (one with a dot); between its arms, nearer the center one dot, nearer the ends sun symbols (two with one dot each). Iconography: spearhead, chain mail, equal-armed cross, knight, dragon, jaws, martyrs, fight between good and evil / fight against pagans; Romanesque style; reference to Saint Adalbert. Date: ca. 1125–1138. Place: Poland, Kraków. Object: coin (denarius). Diameter: 12.1–12.3 mm. Weight: 0.38 g.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A63_438

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Keywords

Denarius Boleslaw III Krzywousty prince Poland ca 1107–1138 Obverse beaded border knight chain mail thrusting spearhead jaws dragon turned upside down Reverse triple beaded border isosceles cross topped spheres dot arms nearer center ends sun symbols two Iconography chain mail equal-armed cross martyrs fight good evil pagans Romanesque style reference Saint Adalbert Date 1125–1138 Place Kraków Object coin denarius Diameter 12.1–12.3 mm Weight 0.38 g single round metallic object worn embossed surface sits plain white background object silver-gray darker gray shadows recessed areas lighter silvery highlights raised portions showing irregular textures shallow relief shapes suggest circular details near edge intersecting raised lines clustered indented marks across face.