Caption

Denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; reign c. 1107–1138). Obverse (beaded border): a knight in chain mail thrusting a spearhead into the jaws of an upside-down dragon — motif of knights, dragons, fight between good and evil, fight against pagans; associated with Saint Adalbert. Reverse (triple beaded border): an isosceles cross topped with spheres (one marked with a dot); between its arms one sphere (two with dots); one arm intersects the other at approximately 1/3 of its length. Romanesque style; spears, crosses. c. 1125–1138, Poland (Kraków). Coin; diameter ~11.7–12.2 mm; weight 0.34 g.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A64_496

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 reign c 1107–1138 Obverse beaded border knight chain mail thrusting spearhead jaws upside-down dragon motif knights dragons fight good evil pagans associated Saint Adalbert Reverse triple beaded border isosceles cross topped spheres marked dot arms sphere two dots arm intersects approximately 1 3 length Romanesque style spears crosses c 1125–1138 Kraków Coin diameter ~11.7–12.2 mm weight 0.34 g circular metallic object raised central design resembling cross surrounded several rounded nodules concentric ridged rings center uneven textured surface visible colors include silver gray subtle darker gray tones set white background.