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. Reverse: in the triple beaded border, an equal-armed (isosceles) cross topped with balls; at the intersection of the arms a ball; one ball between the arms. Allegorical Romanesque imagery: knights, dragons, fight between good and evil, fight against pagans; motif relates to Saint Adalbert. Circa 1125–1138, Poland (Kraków). Coin; diameter ~12.5–12.9 mm; weight 0.28 g.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A64_229

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 Reverse triple beaded border equal-armed isosceles cross topped balls intersection arms ball Allegorical Romanesque imagery knights dragons fight good evil pagans motif relates Saint Adalbert Circa 1125–1138 Kraków Coin diameter ~12.5–12.9 mm weight 0.28 g round metallic object worn textured surface centered white background object raised indented areas suggesting irregular relief small darker spots surface visible edges slightly rough visible colors silver-gray small areas dark brown bright white background.