Caption

Denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1107–1138). Obverse (in beaded border): a knight in chain mail thrusting a spearhead into the jaws of an upside-down dragon; under the knight's right elbow, an isosceles cross topped with balls (one dot on each). Reverse (in triple beaded border): an isosceles cross topped with balls; a ball at the intersection of the arms and a single ball between the central ball and a crossbar at the end of one arm; one arm intersects the other at approximately 1/3 of its length. Romanesque style; themes: knights, dragons, fight between good and evil, martyrs, Adalbert (Saint). Spearhead (issue mark). Date: c. 1125–1138. Place: Kraków, Poland. Coin; diameter 11.8–12.2 mm; weight 0.33 g.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A64_498

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 in beaded border knight chain mail thrusting spearhead jaws upside-down dragon under knight's right elbow isosceles cross topped balls dot Reverse in triple ball intersection arms single ball central ball crossbar arm arm intersects approximately 1 3 length Romanesque style themes knights dragons fight good evil martyrs Adalbert Saint Spearhead issue mark Date c 1125–1138 Place Kraków Coin diameter 11.8–12.2 mm weight 0.33 g small round metallic object worn textured surface showing concentric raised ridges beaded edging central area contains symmetrical design rounded protrusions faint irregular marks object primarily silver-gray darker gray shadows occasional lighter highlights set plain white background.