Caption

Denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1107–1138), ca. 1125–1138. Obverse: in beaded border, a knight in chain mail thrusting a spearhead into the jaws of an upside-down dragon; at the knight's left foot a figure resembling the number '7' with vertices marked by dots. Reverse: in triple beaded border, an isosceles cross topped with spheres; between its arms radiate two spheres (smaller ones closer to the center, larger ones farther). Romanesque style; allegorical Christian imagery (fight between good and evil, fight against pagans, St. Adalbert). Minted in Kraków, Poland. Coin; silver denarius; diameters 12.3–12.9 mm; weight 0.47 g.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A64_290

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 ca 1125–1138 Obverse beaded border knight chain mail thrusting spearhead jaws upside-down dragon knight's left foot figure resembling number 7 vertices marked dots Reverse triple beaded border isosceles cross topped spheres arms radiate two spheres smaller ones closer center larger ones farther Romanesque style allegorical Christian imagery fight good evil pagans St Adalbert Minted Kraków Coin silver denarius diameters 12.3–12.9 mm weight 0.47 g round metallic object textured surface raised relief details sits white background object worn sculpted imagery curved linear shapes irregular raised visible scratches indentations across surface colors visible silver grey hints darker grey recesses.