Caption

Denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1086–1138). Obverse: in beaded border, a knight in chain mail thrusting a spearhead into the jaws of an upside-down dragon. Reverse: in triple beaded border, an isosceles cross topped with balls; one ball between its arms. Iconography: knights, chain mail, spearhead, dragons, fight against pagans, fight between good and evil; possible reference to St. Adalbert (ca. 956–997). Romanesque style. ca. 1125–1138, Kraków, Poland. Coin; diameter 11.8–12.1 mm; weight 0.43 g.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A65_037

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 1086–1138 Obverse beaded border knight chain mail thrusting spearhead jaws upside-down dragon Reverse triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls ball arms Iconography knights chain mail dragons fight pagans good evil possible reference St Adalbert ca 956–997 Romanesque style 1125–1138 Kraków Coin diameter 11.8–12.1 mm weight 0.43 g round metallic object weathered surface irregular edges sits white background object raised textured features suggesting worn relief forms contours mix silver gray tones darker gray shadows recessed areas lighter highlights raised sections.