Caption

denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1086–1138), Romanesque style, ca. 1125–1138, Kraków, Poland. Obverse: in the beaded border, a knight in chain mail thrusting a spearhead into the jaws of an upside-down dragon; a ball on the knight's belt. Reverse: in the triple beaded border, an isosceles cross topped with balls (one with a dot); between its arms is one ball (two of them have a dot). Subjects/allegories: knights, dragon, fight between good and evil; references to Adalbert (Saint; ca. 956–997) and martyrs. Coin; diameter 12.5 mm; weight 0.32 g.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A64_169

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 Romanesque style ca 1125–1138 Kraków Obverse beaded border knight chain mail thrusting spearhead jaws upside-down dragon ball knight's belt Reverse triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls dot arms two them Subjects allegories knights dragon fight good evil references Adalbert Saint 956–997 martyrs Coin diameter 12.5 mm weight 0.32 g small round metallic object centered white background showing raised circular border inner recessed area cross- raised design several raised rounded nodes metal surface worn textured uneven edges shallow indentations visible colors silver gray white.