Caption

denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1086–1138 / reign 1107–1138), Romanesque, ca. 1125–1138, Poland, Kraków; coin; Obv.: in beaded border, a knight in chain mail thrusting a spearhead into the jaws of an upside-down dragon; Rv.: in triple beaded border, an isosceles cross topped with crossbars, a dot at the intersection of the arms, between the arms radiate two spheres (smaller ones nearer the center, larger ones—two of them—with one dot each); iconography: knight, spearhead, chain mail, dragons, equal-armed cross, crosses, mouths, martyrs, fight against pagans / fight between good and evil; diameter 12.2–12.8 mm; weight 0.57 g

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A64_218

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 reign 1107–1138 Romanesque ca 1125–1138 Kraków coin Obv. beaded border knight chain mail thrusting spearhead jaws upside-down dragon Rv. triple beaded border isosceles cross topped crossbars dot intersection arms radiate two spheres smaller ones nearer center larger ones two them iconography chain mail dragons equal-armed cross crosses mouths martyrs fight pagans good evil diameter 12.2–12.8 mm weight 0.57 g circular metallic object worn uneven surface sits centered plain white background object silver-gray darker gray areas recessed parts slight brownish-gray patina spots raised relief design figure- shape elongated elements radiating outward irregular edges textured details.