Caption

Denarius of Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1107–1138). 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 spheres (one with a dot; other terminals possibly ball-shaped), a dot at the intersection of the arms, and one sun between them. Allegorical imagery of knights, dragons, and the fight between good and evil; motifs include equal-armed cross, crosses, spearhead (issue mark), jaws, chain mail; Romanesque style; references to martyrs and the fight against pagans (Adalbert, Saint; ca. 956–997). ca. 1125–1138. Poland, Kraków. Coin; diameter 11.8 mm; weight 0.33 g.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A64_024

License type

Droits gérés

Available size

27.0Mo (1.1Mo) / 26.0cm x 26.0cm / 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 Reverse triple beaded border isosceles cross topped spheres dot terminals ball-shaped intersection arms sun them Allegorical imagery knights dragons fight good evil motifs include equal-armed cross crosses issue mark chain mail Romanesque style references martyrs pagans Adalbert Saint ca 956–997 1125–1138 Kraków Coin diameter 11.8 mm weight 0.33 g round metallic object worn textured surface sits white background object primarily silver-gray hints darker gray small areas yellowish-brown tarnish face concentric circular ridges indented cross- shape irregular rough edges.