Légende

Denarius of Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; c. 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 (two with one dot each); a dot at the crossing of the arms; a sun between the arms (two with one dot each). Iconography: spearhead, chain mail, equal-armed cross, crosses, knight, martyrs, Romanesque style, dragons, jaws, fight between good and evil, spear, fight against pagans, Saint Adalbert (ca. 956–997). Poland, Kraków. Coin; diameter 13.1–13.8 mm; weight 0.72 g.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A63_034

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 c 1125–1138 Obverse within beaded border knight chain mail thrusting spearhead jaws upside-down dragon Reverse triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls two dot crossing arms sun Iconography chain mail equal-armed cross crosses martyrs Romanesque style dragons fight good evil spear pagans Saint Adalbert ca 956–997 Kraków Coin diameter 13.1–13.8 mm weight 0.72 g round metallic object worn surface shades silver gray sits white background object raised circular rim embossed central design textured irregular markings shallow grooves areas darker gray patina lighter highlights.