Légende

Denarius of Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland, c. 1086–1138), c. 1125–1138. Obverse: within a beaded border, a knight in chain mail thrusting a spearhead into the jaws of an upside-down dragon; under the knight's right elbow, an isosceles cross with arms terminating in balls. Reverse: within a triple beaded border, an isosceles cross terminating in balls; at the intersection of the arms a ball, between them a single ball; on one arm a crossbar; one arm intersects the other at approximately one-third of its length. Romanesque style; iconography: knight (Saint Adalbert), dragons, fight between good and evil, martyrs, fight against pagans; materials: silver coin; diameter ~12.3–12.9 mm; weight 0.47 g.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A63_013

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

26.3Mo (1.1Mo) / 25.7cm x 25.7cm / 3033 x 3033 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Denarius Boleslaw III Krzywousty prince Poland c 1086–1138 1125–1138 Obverse within beaded border knight chain mail thrusting spearhead jaws upside-down dragon under knight's right elbow isosceles cross arms terminating balls Reverse triple beaded border isosceles cross terminating intersection arms ball them single ball arm crossbar arm intersects approximately -third length Romanesque style iconography Saint Adalbert dragons fight good evil martyrs pagans materials silver coin diameter ~12.3–12.9 mm weight 0.47 g small round metallic object weathered uneven surface showing raised indented areas forming worn reliefs shapes object primarily silver-gray darker gray shadows slight brownish tarnish spots faint rim part edge.