Caption

Denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1107–1138). Obverse: in a beaded border, a knight in chain mail thrusting a spearhead into the jaws of an upside-down dragon. Reverse: in a triple beaded border, an isosceles cross topped with balls; between its arms one ball, one arm intersecting the other at approximately 1/3 of its length. Motifs: spears, spearhead, equal-armed cross, crosses, chain mail, knight, dragon, mouths; themes of martyrs, knights, Romanesque style, Middle Ages, fight between good and evil, Adalbert (Saint; ca. 956–997), fight against pagans. Maker/engraver: Jastrzebowski, Stanislaw (1898–1980). Date: ca. 1125–1138. Place: Poland, Kraków. Coin; diameter 12.8–13.2 mm; weight 0.36 g.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A64_494

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 1107–1138 Obverse beaded border knight chain mail thrusting spearhead jaws upside-down dragon Reverse triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls arms ball arm intersecting approximately 1 3 length Motifs spears equal-armed cross crosses chain mail dragon mouths themes martyrs knights Romanesque style Middle Ages fight good evil Adalbert Saint ca 956–997 pagans Maker engraver Jastrzebowski Stanislaw 1898–1980 Date 1125–1138 Place Kraków Coin diameter 12.8–13.2 mm weight 0.36 g round metallic object textured surface showing concentric raised rings center indented cross- pattern rounded lobes middle object shades silver gray white background.