Caption

denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1086–1138; reign 1107–1138), Romanesque, ca. 1125–1138, Poland, Kraków; coin; 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, a ball at the intersection and one between the arms; iconography: spearhead, chain mail, equal-armed cross, crosses, knight, martyrs, mouth, dragons, fight between good and evil, fight against pagans, Adalbert (Saint; ca. 956–997), spears; diameter 13.1–13.3 mm; weight 0.45 g

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A64_273

License type

Rights managed

Available size

27.0Mb (1.3Mb) / 10.2in x 10.2in / 3071 x 3071 (300dpi)

Keywords

denarius Boleslaw III Krzywousty prince Poland 1086–1138 reign 1107–1138 Romanesque ca 1125–1138 Kraków coin obverse beaded border knight chain mail thrusting spearhead jaws upside-down dragon reverse triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls ball intersection arms iconography chain mail equal-armed cross crosses martyrs mouth dragons fight good evil pagans Adalbert Saint 956–997 spears diameter 13.1–13.3 mm weight 0.45 g circular metallic object textured surface sits near center white background object silver-gray darker gray shadows slightly darker edges bears raised roughly centered design figure holding long thin element surrounding irregular indentations rim.