Caption

Denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1086–1138). Obverse: in beaded border, a knight in chain mail thrusting a spearhead into the jaws of an upside-down dragon. Reverse: in triple beaded border, an isosceles cross topped with balls; between its arms, one ball. Iconography: spearhead (issue mark), chain mail, equal-armed cross, jaws, knight, dragon, martyrs, fight between good and evil, fight against pagans, spears. Style: Romanesque. Associated saint: Adalbert (ca. 956–997). Date: ca. 1125–1138. Place: Kraków, Poland. Coin; diameter 12.3–13.1 mm; weight 0.43 g.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A64_260

License type

Rights managed

Available size

27.0Mb (1.2Mb) / 10.2in x 10.2in / 3071 x 3071 (300dpi)

Keywords

Denarius Boleslaw III Krzywousty prince Poland 1086–1138 Obverse beaded border knight chain mail thrusting spearhead jaws upside-down dragon Reverse triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls arms ball Iconography issue mark chain mail equal-armed cross dragon martyrs fight good evil pagans spears Style Romanesque Associated saint Adalbert ca 956–997 Date 1125–1138 Place Kraków Coin diameter 12.3–13.1 mm weight 0.43 g round metallic object weathered textured surface sits white background object primarily silver gray small areas darker gray faint greenish spots showing concentric raised rings central circular area contains raised cross rounded nodules ends irregular edges indicating wear.