Caption

Denarius of Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1107–1138). Obverse: in a beaded border, a knight in chain mail thrusting a spearhead into the jaws of an upside-down dragon; a dot above the knight's left foot (outer side). Reverse: in a triple beaded border, an isosceles cross topped with balls, with one ball between its arms. Iconography: allegories, spearhead, chain mail, equal-armed cross, jaws, knight, martyrs, Romanesque style, dragon, fight against pagans, Adalbert (Saint), spear, fight between good and evil. Date: ca. 1125–1138. Place: Kraków, Poland. Coin; diameter 12.2 mm, weight 0.39 g.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A63_497

License type

Rights managed

Available size

27.0Mb (1.1Mb) / 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 dot knight's left foot outer side Reverse triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls ball arms Iconography allegories chain mail equal-armed cross martyrs Romanesque style dragon fight pagans Adalbert Saint spear good evil Date ca 1125–1138 Place Kraków Coin diameter 12.2 mm weight 0.39 g single circular metallic object sits centered white background showing worn uneven surface raised indented areas primarily silver darker gray shadows slight darker spots hints dull brownish discoloration areas.