Caption

denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1086–1138; ruler 1107–1138), Romanesque, ca. 1125–1138, Poland, Kraków; coin; obverse: in beaded border, a knight in chain mail thrusting a spearhead into the jaws of an upside-down dragon; reverse: in triple beaded border, an isosceles cross topped with balls, a ball at the intersection of the arms and one between them; iconography: chain mail, spearhead, crosses (equal-armed), jaws, knight, dragon, fight between good and evil/fight against pagans, martyrs, Saint Adalbert (ca. 956–997); diameter 11.6–12.1 mm; weight 0.38 g

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A64_028

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 1086–1138 ruler 1107–1138 Romanesque 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 ball intersection arms them iconography chain mail crosses equal-armed dragon fight good evil pagans martyrs Saint Adalbert 956–997 diameter 11.6–12.1 mm weight 0.38 g circular metallic object textured surface centered white background object raised central design cross- shape rounded nodes concentric raised rings visible colors silvery gray darker gray shadows slight reflective highlights.