Caption

denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1086–1138/1107–1138), Romanesque style, ca. 1125–1138, Poland, Kraków, coin. Obv.: in the beaded border, a knight in chain mail thrusting a spearhead into the jaws of an upside-down dragon. Rv.: in the triple beaded border, an equal-armed (isosceles) cross topped with balls; at the intersection a central ball; between the arms a ball (one with a dot); in one quarter next to the central ball a dot. Iconography: spearhead, spear, chain mail, knight, dragon, dragons, jaws, fight between good and evil, fight against pagans, crosses, martyrs, Adalbert (Saint; ca. 956–997). Diameter: 11.2–11.7 mm. Weight: 0.35 g.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A64_250

License type

Rights managed

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27.0Mb (1.0Mb) / 10.2in x 10.2in / 3071 x 3071 (300dpi)

Keywords

denarius Boleslaw III Krzywousty prince Poland 1086–1138 1107–1138 Romanesque style ca 1125–1138 Kraków coin Obv. beaded border knight chain mail thrusting spearhead jaws upside-down dragon Rv. triple beaded border equal-armed isosceles cross topped balls intersection central ball arms ball dot quarter next Iconography spear chain mail dragon dragons fight good evil pagans crosses martyrs Adalbert Saint 956–997 Diameter 11.2–11.7 mm Weight 0.35 g small round metallic object sits near center white background worn textured surface raised irregular relief human- figure nearby shapes visible colors metallic silver darker gray shadows slight hints muted brown crevices contrasted bright white background.