Caption

Denarius of Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1086–1138), ca. 1125–1138. Obverse: in a beaded border, a knight in chain mail thrusting a spearhead into the jaws of an upside-down dragon. Reverse: in a triple beaded border, an 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. Romanesque style; themes: Adalbert (Saint), martyrs, fight between good and evil, fight against pagans; iconography includes knight, chain mail, spear/spearhead, dragons, mouths, crosses. Coin; Poland, Kraków; diameter approx. 11.9–12.2 mm; weight 0.50 g.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A65_053

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 ca 1125–1138 Obverse beaded border knight chain mail thrusting spearhead jaws upside-down dragon Reverse triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls arms two quarters two balls smaller ones nearer center larger ones dot ball Romanesque style themes Adalbert Saint martyrs fight good evil pagans iconography includes chain mail spear dragons mouths crosses Coin Kraków diameter approx 11.9–12.2 mm weight 0.50 g circular metallic object textured surface raised decorative elements showing concentric ridges central cluster rounded protrusions arranged cross- pattern visible colors include silver gray hints darker gray shading.