Caption

Denarius of Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; c. 1086–1138), Romanesque coin, ca. 1125–1138, made in Kraków, Poland. Obverse: in a beaded border, a knight in chain mail thrusting a spearhead into the jaws of an upside-down dragon (iconography: knight, chain mail, spearhead, jaws, dragon; themes: fight between good and evil, fight against pagans; possible reference to St. Adalbert). Reverse: in a triple beaded border, an isosceles cross topped with balls; between its arms, in two quarters one ball each, in the other two quarters radiating two balls (smaller ones closer to the center, larger ones farther out). Diameter approx. 11.9–12.2 mm; weight 0.32 g.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A64_417

License type

Rights managed

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27.0Mb (1.2Mb) / 10.2in x 10.2in / 3071 x 3071 (300dpi)

Keywords

Denarius Boleslaw III Krzywousty prince Poland c 1086–1138 Romanesque coin ca 1125–1138 Kraków Obverse beaded border knight chain mail thrusting spearhead jaws upside-down dragon iconography chain mail dragon themes fight good evil pagans possible reference St Adalbert Reverse triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls arms two quarters ball radiating two balls smaller ones closer center larger ones farther Diameter approx 11.9–12.2 mm weight 0.32 g single circular metallic object sits centered white background showing worn textured surface raised indented areas irregular rim shades silver gray slight darker gray shadows small area muted brownish discoloration edge.