Caption

Denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1086–1138). Romanesque coin, ca. 1125–1138, Poland, Kraków. 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 three dots in a triangle, under the left elbow two vertically aligned dots. Reverse: in triple beaded border, an isosceles cross topped with spheres (one with a dot); between its arms, one dot nearer the center and one sun nearer the ends (two of them with one dot each). Motifs: knight, dragon, fight against pagans, fight between good and evil, spears, spearhead (issue mark), crosses, chainmail; possible reference to St. Adalbert (ca. 956–997). Diameter ~12.3–12.8 mm; weight 0.43 g.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A65_036

License type

Rights managed

Available size

27.0Mb (1.2Mb) / 10.2in x 10.2in / 3071 x 3071 (300dpi)

Keywords

Denarius Boleslaw III Krzywousty prince Poland 1086–1138 Romanesque coin ca 1125–1138 Kraków Obverse beaded border knight chain mail thrusting spearhead jaws upside-down dragon under knight's right elbow three dots triangle left elbow two vertically aligned dots Reverse triple beaded border isosceles cross topped spheres dot arms dot nearer center sun nearer ends two them Motifs dragon fight pagans good evil spears issue mark crosses chainmail possible reference St Adalbert 956–997 Diameter ~12.3–12.8 mm weight 0.43 g small round metallic object sits centered white background showing worn surface raised circular linear patterns mostly silver-gray darker gray areas recessed portions hints slightly warmer gray tones edges surface texture uneven raised dots short ridges forming cross- arrangement small starburst shapes near outer area rim irregular slightly dented places concentric raised lines shallow depressions radiating inward item patina surface wear visible variations silver gray darker gray.