Caption

Denarius of Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1086–1138). Obverse: in beaded border, a knight in chain mail thrusting a spearhead into the jaws of an upside-down dragon; iconography includes knight, chain mail, spearhead, dragon, jaws, fight against pagans, fight between good and evil, martyrs, Adalbert. Reverse: in triple beaded border, an isosceles cross topped with spheres (one with a dot); at the intersection a sphere; between the arms three spheres (one with a dot). Romanesque style; ca. 1125–1138; Poland, Kraków. Coin; diameter 11.9–12.1 mm; weight 0.43 g.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A64_016

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 Obverse beaded border knight chain mail thrusting spearhead jaws upside-down dragon iconography includes chain mail dragon fight pagans good evil martyrs Adalbert Reverse triple beaded border isosceles cross topped spheres dot intersection sphere arms three spheres Romanesque style ca 1125–1138 Kraków Coin diameter 11.9–12.1 mm weight 0.43 g single round metallic object sits near center white background textured raised surface concentric circular ridges central pattern interconnected rounded shapes object's colors include silver gray areas muted gold bronze highlights darker gray shadows recessed areas clean uninterrupted object.