Légende

Denarius of Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; ca. 1086–1138), ca. 1125–1138. Obverse: in the beaded border, a knight in chain mail thrusting a spearhead into the jaws of an upside-down dragon (allegory: fight between good and evil / fight against pagans; depiction includes spear, chain mail, knight, dragons, mouths, martyrs, Saint Adalbert). Reverse: in the triple beaded border, an isosceles (equal-armed) cross topped with balls; a ball at the intersection of the arms and additional balls between the arms. Romanesque style. Coin (denarius), Poland, Kraków. Diameter: 11.2–11.9 mm. Weight: 0.33 g.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A63_079

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

27.0Mo (1.0Mo) / 26.0cm x 26.0cm / 3071 x 3071 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Denarius Boleslaw III Krzywousty prince Poland ca 1086–1138 1125–1138 Obverse beaded border knight chain mail thrusting spearhead jaws upside-down dragon allegory fight good evil pagans depiction includes spear chain mail dragons mouths martyrs Saint Adalbert Reverse triple beaded border isosceles equal-armed cross topped balls ball intersection arms additional balls Romanesque style Coin denarius Kraków Diameter 11.2–11.9 mm Weight 0.33 g small round metallic object worn raised design sits white background object textured surface figure- relief holding long diagonal element surrounded irregular edges small dots visible colors silver grey hints darker grey tones.