Caption

Denarius of Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; ca. 1125–1138). Obverse: in a linear border, a knight in chain mail thrusting a spearhead into the mouth of an upside-down dragon with a stylized tail. Reverse: in a triple beaded border, an isosceles cross topped with balls (two of them have one dot each; the others are unclear due to blurring); additional ball between its arms. Iconography: spearhead, chain mail, equal-armed cross, crosses, martyrs, knight, dragons, mouth, dragon, knights, mouths, Adalbert (Saint; ca. 956–997), fight against pagans, spear, fight between good and evil. Style: Romanesque; date ca. 1125–1138; place: Kraków, Poland. Coin (denarius), diameter 13.0–13.6 mm, weight 0.37 g.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A64_172

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 ca 1125–1138 Obverse linear border knight chain mail thrusting spearhead mouth upside-down dragon stylized tail Reverse triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls two them dot unclear due blurring additional ball arms Iconography chain mail equal-armed cross crosses martyrs dragons dragon knights mouths Adalbert Saint 956–997 fight pagans spear good evil Style Romanesque date ca place Kraków Coin denarius diameter 13.0–13.6 mm weight 0.37 g single round metallic object sits near center white background silver-gray darker gray shadows lighter highlights showing concentric raised rings central cross- feature surrounded small bumps irregular textured depressions outer edge appearing slightly uneven worn.