Caption

Denarius of Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; ca. 1125–1138). Obverse: within a 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: within a triple beaded border, an isosceles cross topped with balls (two of them with one dot each); a ball at the intersection of the arms and one ball between each arm (each with one dot). Romanesque style; themes: knights, dragons, fight between good and evil, fight against pagans, martyrs (St. Adalbert referenced). Coin; Poland, Kraków; diameter 12.2 mm; weight 0.28 g.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A64_301

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 ca 1125–1138 Obverse within 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 them dot ball intersection arms arm Romanesque style themes knights dragons fight good evil pagans martyrs St Adalbert referenced Coin Kraków diameter 12.2 mm weight 0.28 g small round metallic object textured surface sits centered plain white background object silver-gray darker gray shadows lighter highlights showing worn raised designs ridged edges looks arrangement raised shapes curved lines across face circular border perimeter.