Caption

Denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1107–1138). Obverse: in the beaded border, a knight in chain mail thrusting a spearhead into the jaws of an upside-down dragon. Reverse: in the triple beaded border, an isosceles cross topped with balls (one showing a dot; others obscured by effacement); at the arm intersection a ball with a dot; between the arms one ball (two showing a single dot; others obscured by effacement). Allegorical Romanesque style imagery: knight, dragon, fight between good and evil; references to martyrs, Adalbert. ca. 1125–1138. Poland, Kraków. Coin; diameter 11.9–12.2 mm; weight 0.32 g.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A64_275

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 1107–1138 Obverse beaded border knight chain mail thrusting spearhead jaws upside-down dragon Reverse triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls showing dot obscured effacement arm intersection ball arms two showing single dot Allegorical Romanesque style imagery dragon fight good evil references martyrs Adalbert ca 1125–1138 Kraków Coin diameter 11.9–12.2 mm weight 0.32 g round metallic object worn textured surface sits white background object silver-gray darker gray areas recesses lighter silver highlights raised portions showing irregular edges shallow rough relief patterns suggest curved folded shapes across face.