Légende

Denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1086–1138). 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 balls; at the intersection of the cross's arms, a ball; between its arms, one ball. Allegorical imagery: equal-armed cross, chain mail, spearhead (issue mark), crosses, jaws, martyrs, knight, dragons, Romanesque style, knights, Middle Ages, dragon, fight against pagans, fight between good and evil, spear, Adalbert (Saint; ca. 956–997). Date: ca. 1125–1138. Place: Kraków, Poland. Object: coin (denarius). Diameter: 12.2 mm. Weight: 0.34 g.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A63_133

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

27.0Mo (1.1Mo) / 26.0cm x 26.0cm / 3071 x 3071 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Denarius Boleslaw III Krzywousty prince Poland 1086–1138 Obverse beaded border knight chain mail thrusting spearhead jaws upside-down dragon Reverse triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls intersection cross's arms ball arms Allegorical imagery equal-armed cross chain mail issue mark crosses martyrs dragons Romanesque style knights Middle Ages dragon fight pagans good evil spear Adalbert Saint ca 956–997 Date 1125–1138 Place Kraków Object coin denarius Diameter 12.2 mm Weight 0.34 g circular metallic object worn textured surface sits white background object predominantly silver-gray darker gray shadows slight hints brownish tarnish surface raised indented areas forming irregular relief central figure- shape surrounding shapes edge appearing rounded slightly uneven.