Caption

Denarius of Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; ca. 1107–1138 / 1086–1138). Obverse: in a beaded border, a knight in chain mail thrusting a spearhead into the jaws of an upside-down dragon. Reverse: in a triple beaded border, an isosceles cross topped with crossbars, a dot at the intersection of the arms, with four radiating spheres (smaller ones nearer the center, larger ones farther out). Iconography: spearhead (issue mark), equal-armed cross, crosses, chain mail, knight, dragon, jaws, spears; themes of martyrs, fight between good and evil, fight against pagans. Romanesque style. Attributed to Saint Adalbert (ca. 956–997) imagery. Date: ca. 1125–1138. Place: Kraków, Poland. Coin; diameter 12.2–12.5 mm; weight 0.46 g. State of preservation: very good.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A64_165

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Keywords

Denarius Boleslaw III Krzywousty prince Poland ca 1107–1138 1086–1138 Obverse beaded border knight chain mail thrusting spearhead jaws upside-down dragon Reverse triple beaded border isosceles cross topped crossbars dot intersection arms four radiating spheres smaller ones nearer center larger ones farther Iconography issue mark equal-armed cross crosses chain mail dragon spears themes martyrs fight good evil pagans Romanesque style Attributed Saint Adalbert 956–997 imagery Date 1125–1138 Place Kraków Coin diameter 12.2–12.5 mm weight 0.46 g State preservation small round metallic object central raised design showing cross- motif rounded elements surrounded concentric rings object silver-gray areas darker gray patina slight shadowing set plain white background.