Caption

Denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1107–1138). Romanesque coin, ca. 1125–1138, Poland, Kraków. Obverse: in the 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, fight between good and evil, fight against pagans, martyrs, Adalbert). Reverse: in the triple beaded border, an isosceles (equal-armed) 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). Diameter 11.9–12.2 mm; weight 0.32 g.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A64_418

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 1107–1138 Romanesque coin ca 1125–1138 Kraków Obverse beaded border knight chain mail thrusting spearhead jaws upside-down dragon iconography chain mail dragon fight good evil pagans martyrs Adalbert Reverse triple beaded border isosceles equal-armed cross topped balls arms two quarters ball radiating two balls smaller ones closer center larger ones farther Diameter 11.9–12.2 mm weight 0.32 g single round metallic object raised circular border concentric raised rings featuring central cross- shape rounded lobes ends surface textured worn showing irregularities small depressions visible colors shades silver gray white background.