Caption

denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1107–1138), Romanesque style, ca. 1125–1138, Poland, Kraków. Obverse: in the beaded border, a knight in chain mail thrusting a spearhead into the jaws of an upside-down dragon; a ball under the knight's right elbow. Reverse: in the triple beaded border, an isosceles cross topped with balls (two with one dot each) and a ball at the intersection of the arms; balls between the arms (some details obscured by under-striking). Attributes listed: allegories, equal-armed cross, spearhead (issue mark), chain mail, crosses, jaws, martyrs, knight, knights, dragon, Middle Ages, fight between good and evil, fight against pagans, spear, Adalbert (Saint; ca. 956–997), spears. Coin; diameter 12.2–12.6 mm; weight 0.56 g.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A64_296

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 1107–1138 Romanesque style ca 1125–1138 Kraków Obverse beaded border knight chain mail thrusting spearhead jaws upside-down dragon ball under knight's right elbow Reverse triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls two dot ball intersection arms details obscured under-striking Attributes listed allegories equal-armed cross issue mark chain mail crosses martyrs knights dragon Middle Ages fight good evil pagans spear Adalbert Saint 956–997 spears Coin diameter 12.2–12.6 mm weight 0.56 g circular metallic object rough textured surface sits white background object silver-gray darker gray shadows slight highlights showing concentric raised rings central motif four rounded nodes connected short ridges irregular edges small indentations.