Légende

Denarius of Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland, 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. Reverse: in the triple beaded border, an isosceles cross topped with spheres (one with a dot); at the arms' intersection a sphere; between the arms one sphere (three of them dotted). Iconography: knight, chain mail, spear/spearhead, dragon, jaws, equal-armed cross, crosses, martyrs, Adalbert (Saint, ca. 956–997), fight between good and evil / fight against pagans, Romanesque style. Coin (Poland, Kraków), diameter 11.8–12.1 mm, weight 0.32 g.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A63_118

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

27.0Mo (539.3Ko) / 26.0cm x 26.0cm / 3071 x 3071 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Denarius Boleslaw III Krzywousty prince Poland 1086–1138 ca 1125–1138 Obverse beaded border knight chain mail thrusting spearhead jaws upside-down dragon Reverse triple beaded border isosceles cross topped spheres dot arms intersection sphere three them dotted Iconography chain mail spear dragon equal-armed cross crosses martyrs Adalbert Saint 956–997 fight good evil pagans Romanesque style Coin Kraków diameter 11.8–12.1 mm weight 0.32 g small circular metallic object sits near center white background showing raised textured surface concentric ridges central motif composed rounded protrusions silver-gray darker gray shadows recesses slight highlights raised areas.