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; motifs include knights, chain mail, spear(s), dragons, jaws, allegory of fight between good and evil, reference to Saint Adalbert. Reverse: in the triple beaded border, an isosceles (equal-armed) cross topped with balls; between its arms, one ball. Romanesque style; ca. 1125–1138. Poland, Kraków. Coin; diameter 12.9 mm; weight 0.35 g.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A64_032

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 1107–1138 Obverse beaded border knight chain mail thrusting spearhead jaws upside-down dragon motifs include knights chain mail spear s dragons allegory fight good evil reference Saint Adalbert Reverse triple beaded border isosceles equal-armed cross topped balls arms ball Romanesque style ca 1125–1138 Kraków Coin diameter 12.9 mm weight 0.35 g single round metallic object sits near center white background showing textured surface concentric raised rings central area featuring cross- indentation rounded shapes mainly silver darker gray shadows slight variations metallic sheen.