Caption

Denarius of Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; ca. 1107–1138). Obverse: in a beaded border, a knight in chain mail thrusting a spearhead into the jaws of an inverted dragon. Reverse: in a triple beaded border, an isosceles cross topped with balls; at the intersection of the arms, a ball; between the arms, one ball. Iconography: allegories, crosses, spearhead (issue mark), chain mail, jaws, knight, martyrs, dragon, fight between good and evil, fight against pagans, spear; Romanesque style; Adalbert (Saint; ca. 956–997). Date ca. 1125–1138. Poland, Kraków. Coin; diameter 11.1–11.9 mm; weight 0.31 g.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A64_257

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 ca 1107–1138 Obverse beaded border knight chain mail thrusting spearhead jaws inverted dragon Reverse triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls intersection arms ball Iconography allegories crosses issue mark chain mail martyrs dragon fight good evil pagans spear Romanesque style Adalbert Saint 956–997 Date ca 1125–1138 Kraków Coin diameter 11.1–11.9 mm weight 0.31 g round metallic object worn textured surface sits white background object mostly silver-gray darker gray shadows small area dull brownish discoloration edge surface shallow raised shapes irregularities suggesting central figure surrounding markings heavily smoothed eroded.