Caption

Denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1086–1138). Obverse: in a beaded border, a knight in chain mail thrusting a spearhead into the jaws of an inverted dragon; a ball under the knight's right elbow. Reverse: in a triple beaded border, an isosceles cross topped with balls (two with one dot each); a ball at the intersection of the arms and one ball between each arm (each with one dot). Romanesque style; allegorical imagery of knights, dragons, fight between good and evil, fight against pagans; depiction of Saint Adalbert referenced. Ca. 1125–1138. Poland, Kraków. Coin; diameter 12.2 mm, weight 0.28 g.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A64_302

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 Obverse beaded border knight chain mail thrusting spearhead jaws inverted dragon ball under knight's right elbow Reverse triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls two dot ball intersection arms arm Romanesque style allegorical imagery knights dragons fight good evil pagans depiction Saint Adalbert referenced Ca 1125–1138 Kraków Coin diameter 12.2 mm weight 0.28 g circular metallic object textured slightly irregular surface sits centered white background object silver-gray darker gray grooves shadowed areas featuring concentric raised rings central design composed cross- shape rounded node- protrusions appearance small pits roughness silver gray tones.