Légende

Denarius of Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1086–1138/ruled 1107–1138). Obverse: in the linear 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 (two with one dot each); between its arms, one ball each with one dot. Allegories: fight between good and evil; motifs include equal-armed cross, crosses, spearhead (issue mark), spears, jaws, chain mail, knight, dragons, dragon, martyrs, Adalbert (St.; ca. 956–997), Romanesque style. c. 1125–1138, Poland, Kraków. Coin; diameter 12.2–12.9 mm; weight 0.53 g.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A63_041

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 ruled 1107–1138 Obverse linear border knight chain mail thrusting spearhead jaws upside-down dragon Reverse triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls two dot arms ball Allegories fight good evil motifs include equal-armed cross crosses issue mark spears chain mail dragons dragon martyrs Adalbert St ca 956–997 Romanesque style c 1125–1138 Kraków Coin diameter 12.2–12.9 mm weight 0.53 g round metallic object sits white background primarily silver gray darker gray black areas recesses showing textured surface concentric raised rings central cross- indentation surrounded small dots uneven edges slight variations sheen patina.