Caption

Denarius, 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 isosceles cross topped with balls; at the intersection of the arms, a ball. Allegories of fight between good and evil, fight against pagans; motifs include equal-armed cross, spearhead (issue mark), crosses, chain mail, jaws, knight, martyrs, dragons; Romanesque style; depiction relates to Adalbert (Saint; ca. 956–997). Date ca. 1125–1138. Poland, Kraków. Coin (denarius); diameters 12.1–12.4 mm; weight 0.34 g.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A64_238

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 1107–1138 Obverse beaded border knight chain mail thrusting spearhead jaws upside-down dragon Reverse triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls intersection arms ball Allegories fight good evil pagans motifs include equal-armed cross issue mark crosses chain mail martyrs dragons Romanesque style depiction relates Adalbert Saint ca 956–997 Date ca 1125–1138 Kraków Coin denarius diameters 12.1–12.4 mm weight 0.34 g small round metallic object weathered textured surface sits white background object predominantly silver gray darker lighter variations showing raised design depict human- figure relief wearing short garment holding vertically oriented next another raised shape object's edge ridged border interior surface vertical striations uneven wear.