Légende

Denarius of Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 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 spheres (one with a dot); between its arms, one sphere each with a dot. Imagery: knights, chain mail, spears, dragons; allegorical fight between good and evil, fight against pagans; Romanesque style; references to martyrs and Saint Adalbert. Coin; diameter 13.3–13.6 mm; weight 0.52 g.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A63_004

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 1086–1138 ca 1125–1138 Obverse within beaded border knight chain mail thrusting spearhead jaws upside-down dragon Reverse triple beaded border isosceles cross topped spheres dot arms sphere Imagery knights chain mail spears dragons allegorical fight good evil fight pagans Romanesque style references martyrs Saint Adalbert Coin diameter 13.3–13.6 mm weight 0.52 g circular metallic object textured stamped surface sitting white background showing concentric ridges central raised pattern rounded protrusions small circular bumps object silver-gray darker gray shadows slight areas brownish discoloration.