Caption

Denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (Prince of Poland; 1107–1138). Obv: In the beaded border, a knight in chain mail thrusting a spearhead into the jaws of a dragon turned upside down; a sun under the knight's right elbow. Rv: In the triple beaded border, an isosceles cross topped with balls; between its arms, one ball. Allegories: fight between good and evil, fight against pagans; iconographic elements: spearhead, spears, chain mail, equal-armed cross, jaws, knight, dragon, Adalbert (Saint, ca. 956–997), martyrs, dragons. Romanesque style. Ca. 1125–1138, Kraków, Poland. Coin; diameter 12.1–12.5 mm; weight 0.41 g.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A64_338

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Rights managed

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Keywords

Denarius Boleslaw III Krzywousty Prince Poland 1107–1138 Obv beaded border knight chain mail thrusting spearhead jaws dragon turned upside down sun under knight's right elbow Rv triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls arms ball Allegories fight good evil pagans iconographic elements spears chain mail equal-armed cross Adalbert Saint ca 956–997 martyrs dragons Romanesque style Ca 1125–1138 Kraków Coin diameter 12.1–12.5 mm weight 0.41 g round metallic coin worn textured surface centered white background coin silver-gray darker gray recesses lighter gray highlights showing raised central figure seems include standing human- shape surrounding decorative relief small round protrusions beaded rim edge.