Légende

Denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1086–1138). Obverse: in the beaded border, a knight in chain mail thrusting a spearhead into the jaws of an upside-down dragon. Reverse: in the triple beaded border, an isosceles cross topped with balls (one dot on each); between its arms, one ball (one dot on each). Iconography: chain mail, spearhead (issue mark), equal-armed cross, crosses, mouth, knight, martyrs, Romanesque style, dragons, dragon, Middle Ages, fight between good and evil, fight against pagans, Adalbert (Saint; ca. 956–997), spear, spears. Date: ca. 1125–1138. Poland. Coin; diameter 13.1–13.5 mm; weight 0.76 g.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A63_031

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

29.3Mo (1.3Mo) / 27.1cm x 27.1cm / 3200 x 3200 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Denarius Boleslaw III Krzywousty prince Poland 1086–1138 Obverse beaded border knight chain mail thrusting spearhead jaws upside-down dragon Reverse triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls dot arms ball Iconography chain mail issue mark equal-armed cross crosses mouth martyrs Romanesque style dragons dragon Middle Ages fight good evil pagans Adalbert Saint ca 956–997 spear spears Date 1125–1138 Coin diameter 13.1–13.5 mm weight 0.76 g circular metallic object uneven edge sits white background object mostly gray darker lighter gray areas subtle brownish tones raised central design featuring cross- motif surrounded concentric rings small raised dots.