Caption

Denarius of Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; ca. 1086–1138), ca. 1125–1138. Obverse: within a beaded border, a knight in chain mail thrusting a spearhead into the jaws of an upside-down dragon. Reverse: within a triple beaded border, an isosceles cross topped with balls; at the intersection of the arms a ball, with one ball between the arms. Romanesque style; themes: martyrs, knights, dragons, fight of good against evil, fight against pagans, St. Adalbert. Coin; Poland, Kraków. Diameter 12.2–13.1 mm; weight 0.37 g.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A65_082

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 ca 1086–1138 1125–1138 Obverse within beaded border knight chain mail thrusting spearhead jaws upside-down dragon Reverse triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls intersection arms ball Romanesque style themes martyrs knights dragons fight good evil pagans St Adalbert Coin Kraków Diameter 12.2–13.1 mm weight 0.37 g worn round metallic object rough textured surface irregular edges appearing shades gray silver set plain white background.