Caption

denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1086–1138; reign 1107–1138), Romanesque, c. 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; under the knight's right elbow, an isosceles cross with arms tipped with balls. Reverse: in triple beaded border, an isosceles cross tipped with balls; at the intersection of the arms a ball; between its arms one ball (three of them have one dot); one arm bears a crossbar and intersects the other at approximately 1/3 of its length. Iconography: knight, dragon, spearhead, chain mail, equal-armed cross, martyrs, fight between good and evil, fight against pagans, Saint Adalbert. Diameter: 12.2–12.4 mm; weight: 0.48 g.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A64_288

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 reign 1107–1138 Romanesque c 1125–1138 Kraków coin Obverse beaded border knight chain mail thrusting spearhead jaws upside-down dragon under knight's right elbow isosceles cross arms tipped balls Reverse triple beaded border isosceles cross tipped intersection arms ball three them dot arm bears crossbar intersects approximately 1 3 length Iconography dragon chain mail equal-armed cross martyrs fight good evil pagans Saint Adalbert Diameter 12.2–12.4 mm weight 0.48 g single round metallic object sits near center white background silvery gray darker gray shadows slightly lighter reflective highlights irregular raised rim textured surface showing worn embossed shapes suggest figures patterns.