Caption

Denarius of Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; ca. 1086–1138), ca. 1125–1138. Obverse: within a beaded border, a knight in chain mail thrusting a spearhead into the jaws of an upside-down dragon. Reverse: within a triple beaded border, an equal-armed (isosceles) cross topped with balls; a ball at the intersection and one between the arms. Iconography: knight, dragon, chain mail, spear/spearhead, jaws, martyrs, fight between good and evil / fight against pagans, Adalbert (Saint; ca. 956–997), Romanesque style. Coin; Poland, Kraków. Diameter c.11.1–11.9 mm; weight 0.31 g.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A64_258

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 1086–1138 1125–1138 Obverse within beaded border knight chain mail thrusting spearhead jaws upside-down dragon Reverse triple beaded border equal-armed isosceles cross topped balls ball intersection arms Iconography dragon chain mail spear martyrs fight good evil pagans Adalbert Saint 956–997 Romanesque style Coin Kraków Diameter c.11.1–11.9 mm weight 0.31 g small round metallic object textured raised circular border inner raised design object silver-gray darker gray shadows slight worn areas showing central relief composed rounded lobes short stem set white background.