Caption

Denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; ca. 1107–1138). Obverse: in a beaded border, a knight in chain mail thrusting a spearhead into the jaws of an upside-down dragon — allegory of the fight between good and evil / fight against pagans; associations with St. Adalbert (ca. 956–997) and martyrs. Reverse: in a triple beaded border, an isosceles cross topped with balls (two with one dot each); a ball with one dot between each arm. Romanesque style. Spear(s), crosses, dragons, knights motifs. Coin, Poland, Kraków, ca. 1125–1138. Denomination: denarius. Diameter: 12.4–13.0 mm. Weight: 0.58 g.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A65_064

License type

Droits gérés

Available size

27.0Mo (1.2Mo) / 26.0cm x 26.0cm / 3071 x 3071 (300dpi)

Keywords

Denarius Boleslaw III Krzywousty prince Poland ca 1107–1138 Obverse beaded border knight chain mail thrusting spearhead jaws upside-down dragon allegory fight good evil pagans associations St Adalbert 956–997 martyrs Reverse triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls two dot ball arm Romanesque style Spear s crosses dragons knights motifs Coin Kraków 1125–1138 Denomination denarius Diameter 12.4–13.0 mm Weight 0.58 g circular metallic object textured raised central design showing cross- shape surrounded group raised dots concentric rings object silvery areas darker gray patina subtle brownish tones set white background.