Caption

denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1086–1138; ruler 1107–1138), Romanesque style, ca. 1125–1138, Poland, Kraków; coin. Obv.: in the linear border, a knight in chain mail thrusting a spearhead into the jaws of an upside-down dragon. Rv.: in the triple beaded border, an isosceles cross topped with balls (one with a dot); between its arms, a ball. Motifs/attributes: allegories, equal-armed cross, chain mail, crosses, spearhead (issue mark), martyrs, jaws, knight, dragons, knights, dragon, Middle Ages, fight between good and evil, fight against pagans, Adalbert (Saint; ca. 956–997), spear, spears. Diameter 12.9–13.2 mm; weight 0.49 g.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A63_466

License type

Rights managed

Available size

27.0Mb (1.2Mb) / 10.2in x 10.2in / 3071 x 3071 (300dpi)

Keywords

denarius Boleslaw III Krzywousty prince Poland 1086–1138 ruler 1107–1138 Romanesque style ca 1125–1138 Kraków coin Obv. linear border knight chain mail thrusting spearhead jaws upside-down dragon Rv. triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls dot arms ball Motifs attributes allegories equal-armed cross chain mail crosses issue mark martyrs dragons knights dragon Middle Ages fight good evil pagans Adalbert Saint 956–997 spear spears Diameter 12.9–13.2 mm weight 0.49 g round metallic object worn uneven surface sits near center plain white background object silver-gray darker gray shadows slight brownish discoloration areas irregular raised indented shapes across face suggesting texture relief.