Caption

Denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (Prince of Poland; 1107–1138), ca. 1125–1138. Obverse: in a beaded border, a knight in chain mail thrusting a spearhead into the jaws of an upside-down dragon; knight depicted with mouth visible, wearing chainmail and equal-armed cross motifs, evoking Romanesque style, knights, martyrs, fight between good and evil and fight against pagans, St. Adalbert associations. Reverse: in a triple beaded border, an isosceles cross topped with balls; between its arms, one ball (one with a dot). Coin (Kraków, Poland); diameter 12.7–13.2 mm; weight 0.52 g.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A65_069

License type

Rights managed

Available size

27.0Mb (1.2Mb) / 10.2in x 10.2in / 3071 x 3071 (300dpi)

Keywords

Denarius Boleslaw III Krzywousty Prince Poland 1107–1138 ca 1125–1138 Obverse beaded border knight chain mail thrusting spearhead jaws upside-down dragon knight depicted mouth visible wearing chainmail equal-armed cross motifs evoking Romanesque style knights martyrs fight good evil pagans St Adalbert associations Reverse triple beaded border isosceles topped balls arms ball dot Coin Kraków diameter 12.7–13.2 mm weight 0.52 g circular metallic object textured surface raised border sits white background object silver gray darker lighter metallic highlights relief standing human- figure wearing short garment holding hand facing smaller animal- figure near legs additional curved ridged decorative elements them.