Caption

Denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (Prince of Poland; 1107–1138). Obverse: in the beaded border, a knight in chain mail thrusting a spearhead into the jaws of an upside-down dragon. Reverse: in the triple beaded border, an isosceles cross topped with spheres (one with a dot); between its arms, two quarters with two radiating spheres each (one smaller near the center, one larger; one dotted), and two quarters with one sphere each (one dotted). Allegories; spearhead (issue mark); equal-armed cross; crosses; chain mail; knight; mouths; martyrs; Romanesque style; knights; dragons; dragon; Adalbert (Saint; ca. 956–997); fight of good against evil; spear; spears; fight against pagans; Middle Ages. ca. 1125–1138, Kraków, Poland. Coin. Diameter 11.8–12.1 mm; weight 0.38 g.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A65_022

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 spheres dot arms two quarters two radiating smaller near center larger dotted sphere Allegories issue mark equal-armed cross crosses chain mail mouths martyrs Romanesque style knights dragons dragon Adalbert Saint ca 956–997 fight good evil spear spears pagans Middle Ages 1125–1138 Kraków Coin Diameter 11.8–12.1 mm weight 0.38 g circular metallic object textured surface sits white background object silvery-gray darker gray shadows lighter highlights showing raised embossed design includes outline figure holding long curved element diagonal staff- shape small rounded protrusions irregular worn edges surface displays scratches patina tones gray silver.