Légende

Denarius of Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1086–1138/1107–1138). 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 spheres; a sphere at the intersection of the arms and additional spheres between the arms (some dotted). Iconography: knight, chain mail, spearhead, dragon, jaws, equal-armed cross, martyrs, Adalbert (Saint; ca. 956–997), fight between good and evil/fight against pagans, Romanesque style. Date: ca. 1125–1138. Place: Kraków, Poland. Coin (denarius). Diameter: 11.8–12.1 mm. Weight: 0.32 g.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A63_117

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 1086–1138 1107–1138 Obverse within beaded border knight chain mail thrusting spearhead jaws upside-down dragon Reverse triple beaded border isosceles cross topped spheres sphere intersection arms additional spheres dotted Iconography chain mail dragon equal-armed cross martyrs Adalbert Saint ca 956–997 fight good evil pagans Romanesque style Date 1125–1138 Place Kraków Coin denarius Diameter 11.8–12.1 mm Weight 0.32 g round metallic object worn textured surface shades silver gray sits near center white background object raised irregular relief depicting humanoid figure holding long thin implement another smaller figure shape nearby various indented smoothed areas slightly rim edge.