Caption

Denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; ca. 1086–1138). 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 isosceles cross topped with balls (three of them have one dot each; the fourth may as well—observation difficult due to wear). A dot at the crossing of the arms. Between them, one sun. Iconography: spearhead, chain mail, equal-armed cross, crosses, jaws, knight, martyrs, dragons; themes of Romanesque style, Middle Ages, Adalbert (Saint; ca. 956–997), fight between good and evil, fight against pagans. Date: ca. 1125–1138. Place: Kraków, Poland. Coin; diameter 12.6–12.9 mm; weight 0.60 g.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A64_236

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Keywords

Denarius Boleslaw III Krzywousty prince Poland ca 1086–1138 Obverse beaded border knight chain mail thrusting spearhead jaws upside-down dragon Reverse triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls three them dot fourth well observation difficult due wear crossing arms sun Iconography chain mail equal-armed cross crosses martyrs dragons themes Romanesque style Middle Ages Adalbert Saint 956–997 fight good evil pagans Date 1125–1138 Place Kraków Coin diameter 12.6–12.9 mm weight 0.60 g single round metallic object worn textured surface sits near center white background object primarily silver-gray darker gray shadows recessed areas slight hints warmer gray raised edges irregular embossed relief curved angular shapes suggesting raised figures decorative elements.