Caption

Denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (Prince of Poland; reign 1107–1138). c. 1125–1138. Obverse: in a beaded border, a knight in chain mail driving a spearhead into the mouth of an upside-down dragon; under the knight's right elbow an isosceles cross with arms terminating in balls. Reverse: in a triple beaded border, an isosceles cross terminating in balls with a ball at the intersection of the arms; between the arms are single balls (three of them with one dot); on one arm, closer to the center, a crossbar; one arm intersects the other at approximately 1/3 of its length. Iconography: crosses, isosceles cross, spearhead issue mark, chain mail. Coin; Poland, Kraków. Diameter 12.2–12.6 mm; weight 0.45 g.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A64_326

License type

Rights managed

Available size

27.0Mb (1.4Mb) / 10.2in x 10.2in / 3071 x 3071 (300dpi)

Keywords

Denarius Boleslaw III Krzywousty Prince Poland reign 1107–1138 c 1125–1138 Obverse beaded border knight chain mail driving spearhead mouth upside-down dragon under knight's right elbow isosceles cross arms terminating balls Reverse triple beaded border isosceles cross terminating ball intersection arms single balls three them dot arm closer center crossbar arm intersects approximately 1 3 length Iconography crosses spearhead issue mark chain mail Coin Kraków Diameter 12.2–12.6 mm weight 0.45 g round metallic object worn textured surface centered white background object silver-gray darker gray shadows lighter highlights showing irregular edges shallow raised relief depicting indistinct scene part rim.