Caption

Denarius of Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; ca. 1086–1138), ca. 1125–1138. Obverse: in beaded border, a knight in chain mail thrusting a spearhead into the jaws of an upside-down dragon (allegory—fight between good and evil, fight against pagans; knight/martyr imagery; Romanesque style). Reverse: in triple beaded border, an isosceles cross topped with balls (one with a dot); between its arms one ball each with a dot; one arm intersects the other at approximately one-third of its length. Issue mark: spearhead. Material: coin. Diameter: 11.8–12.1 mm. Weight: 0.32 g.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A64_312

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 1086–1138 1125–1138 Obverse beaded border knight chain mail thrusting spearhead jaws upside-down dragon allegory fight good evil pagans martyr imagery Romanesque style Reverse triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls dot arms ball arm intersects approximately -third length Issue mark Material coin Diameter 11.8–12.1 mm Weight 0.32 g small round metallic object textured irregular surface sits near center white background object silver-gray darker gray shadows lighter silvery highlights raised recessed areas forming irregular pattern across face.