Légende

Denarius of Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 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 double beaded border, an isosceles cross topped with balls (two with dots); between its arms, a single sun (one with a dot). Iconography: chain mail, spearhead, equal-armed cross, crosses, jaws, martyrs, knight, dragons, fight against pagans, fight between good and evil, Adalbert (Saint; ca. 956–997). Romanesque style. Coin. Poland, Kraków. Diameter 12.6–13.1 mm; weight 0.48 g. State of preservation: very good.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A42_152

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

29.3Mo (1.2Mo) / 27.1cm x 27.1cm / 3200 x 3200 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Denarius Boleslaw III Krzywousty prince Poland ca 1125–1138 Obverse beaded border knight chain mail thrusting spearhead jaws upside-down dragon Reverse double beaded border isosceles cross topped balls two dots arms single sun dot Iconography chain mail equal-armed cross crosses martyrs dragons fight pagans good evil Adalbert Saint 956–997 Romanesque style Coin Kraków Diameter 12.6–13.1 mm weight 0.48 g State preservation round metallic object centered white background appearing silver-gray darker gray shading lighter highlights raised circular border concentric ridges interior divided raised cross four quadrants containing starburst- design pointed rays surface textured areas small rounded nodes cross intersections edge slightly irregular varied tones silver gray.