Caption

denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1086–1138 / reign 1107–1138), Romanesque style, ca. 1125–1138, Poland, Kraków; coin; Obverse: in the beaded border, a knight in chain mail thrusting a spearhead into the jaws of an upside-down dragon; Reverse: in the triple beaded border, an isosceles cross topped with balls, between its arms one sun; motifs: allegories, chain mail, equal-armed cross, jaws, crosses, spearhead (issue mark), martyrs, dragons, knights, dragon, Middle Ages, fight between good and evil, knight, fight against pagans, Adalbert (Saint; ca. 956–997), spear, spears; diameter 12.3–12.8 mm; weight 0.46 g

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A63_470

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 reign 1107–1138 Romanesque style ca 1125–1138 Kraków coin Obverse beaded border knight chain mail thrusting spearhead jaws upside-down dragon Reverse triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls arms sun motifs allegories chain mail equal-armed cross crosses issue mark martyrs dragons knights dragon Middle Ages fight good evil pagans Adalbert Saint 956–997 spear spears diameter 12.3–12.8 mm weight 0.46 g single round metallic object worn uneven surface sits plain white background object silver-gray darker gray shadows hints brownish tarnish raised textured central area irregular shapes shallow depressions slightly rim.