Caption

Denarius of Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; ca. 1086–1138), Romanesque style, ca. 1125–1138. Obverse: in a beaded border, a knight in chain mail thrusting a spearhead into the upside-down jaws of a dragon. Reverse: in a triple beaded border, an isosceles cross topped with balls; at the intersection of the arms a ball; between the arms one ball (two of them have one dot). Iconography: knight, chain mail, spear/spearhead, dragon, jaws, equal-armed cross, martyrs, fight against pagans/good vs. evil, St. Adalbert. Coin; diameter 12.6–12.9 mm; weight 0.56 g.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A65_068

License type

Rights managed

Available size

27.0Mb (693.1Kb) / 10.2in x 10.2in / 3071 x 3071 (300dpi)

Keywords

Denarius Boleslaw III Krzywousty prince Poland ca 1086–1138 Romanesque style 1125–1138 Obverse beaded border knight chain mail thrusting spearhead upside-down jaws dragon Reverse triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls intersection arms ball two them dot Iconography chain mail spear jaws equal-armed cross martyrs fight pagans good vs evil St Adalbert Coin diameter 12.6–12.9 mm weight 0.56 g small round metallic object sits alone white background textured uneven concentric raised rings central cluster irregular rounded shapes object metallic gray silver tones darker gray shadowed areas slight brownish discoloration parts edge.