Caption

denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 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; under the knight's right elbow, an isosceles cross topped with balls (one arm intersects the other at ~1/3 length); reverse: in triple beaded border, an isosceles cross topped with balls with a central ball at the intersection and two radiating balls (one smaller, one larger; two show a dot); diameter 12.4–12.9 mm, weight 0.48 g.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A65_045

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 Romanesque style c 1125–1138 Kraków coin obverse beaded border knight chain mail thrusting spearhead jaws upside-down dragon under knight's right elbow isosceles cross topped balls arm intersects ~1 3 length reverse triple beaded border central ball intersection two radiating smaller larger dot diameter 12.4–12.9 mm weight 0.48 g single round metallic object centered white background showing raised circular design concentric ridges central cross- motif surrounded several raised shapes object's surface textured worn irregular edges small pits visible colors silver gray hints darker gray tones.