Caption

Denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1086–1138). Obverse: in the beaded border, a knight in chain mail thrusting a spearhead into the jaws of an upside-down dragon. Reverse: in the triple beaded border, an isosceles cross topped with balls; between its arms one ball (one dot on each). Iconography: spearhead, chain mail, equal-armed cross, jaws, knight, dragons, martyrs, fight between good and evil, fight against pagans, Adalbert (Saint; ca. 956–997). Romanesque style. ca. 1125–1138. Poland, Kraków. Coin. Diameter 12.9–13.6 mm. Weight 0.37 g.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A64_310

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 upside-down dragon Reverse triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls arms ball dot Iconography chain mail equal-armed cross dragons martyrs fight good evil pagans Adalbert Saint ca 956–997 Romanesque style 1125–1138 Kraków Coin Diameter 12.9–13.6 mm Weight 0.37 g small round metallic object sits near center white background weathered textured uneven surface raised relief patterns suggesting central figure motif radiating lines curved shapes variations silver gray tones darker gray shadows recessed areas lighter highlights raised ridges background plain white no objects visible.