Caption

Denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1107–1138). Romanesque style, ca. 1125–1138, Poland, Kraków. Coin (diameter 11.9–12.2 mm, weight 0.50 g). Obverse: in beaded border, a knight in chain mail thrusting a spearhead into the jaws of an upside-down dragon; motifs: knight, chain mail, spear/spearhead, dragon, mouths, fight between good and evil, fight against pagans, Adalbert (Saint) and martyrs, dragons, knights. Reverse: in triple beaded border, an equal-armed (isosceles) cross topped with balls; between its arms, two quarters with two balls each (smaller ones nearer the center, larger ones each with a dot), and two quarters with one ball each.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A65_052

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Rights managed

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27.0Mb (1.1Mb) / 10.2in x 10.2in / 3071 x 3071 (300dpi)

Keywords

Denarius Boleslaw III Krzywousty prince Poland 1107–1138 Romanesque style ca 1125–1138 Kraków Coin diameter 11.9–12.2 mm weight 0.50 g Obverse beaded border knight chain mail thrusting spearhead jaws upside-down dragon motifs chain mail spear dragon mouths fight good evil pagans Adalbert Saint martyrs dragons knights Reverse triple beaded border equal-armed isosceles cross topped balls arms two quarters two balls smaller ones nearer center larger ones dot ball round metallic object textured slightly uneven surface showing raised central design includes humanlike figure abstract raised shapes object shades silver gray white background.