Caption

denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; c. 1086–1138), Romanesque style, c. 1125–1138, Poland, Kraków. Coin. Obverse: in beaded border, a knight in chain mail thrusting a spearhead into the jaws of an upside-down dragon; equal-armed cross, spears, knight, dragons, fight between good and evil, Adalbert (Saint), martyrs. Reverse: in triple beaded border, an isosceles cross topped with balls (two with one dot each), a dot at the crossing of the arms; between them, suns (three with one dot each; the fourth obscured by under-striking). Diameter 12.8–13.1 mm; weight 0.68 g. Makers/marks: spearhead (issue mark).

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A65_012

License type

Rights managed

Available size

27.0Mb (642.0Kb) / 10.2in x 10.2in / 3071 x 3071 (300dpi)

Keywords

denarius Boleslaw III Krzywousty prince Poland c 1086–1138 Romanesque style 1125–1138 Kraków Coin Obverse beaded border knight chain mail thrusting spearhead jaws upside-down dragon equal-armed cross spears dragons fight good evil Adalbert Saint martyrs Reverse triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls two dot crossing arms them suns three fourth obscured under-striking Diameter 12.8–13.1 mm weight 0.68 g Makers marks issue mark round metallic object worn textured surface shades silver gray sits white background object embossed scene rough outline standing figure suggestion another figure shape nearby rendered silver-gray metal darker gray shadows recessed areas lighter highlights raised portions.