Légende

Denarius of Boleslaw III Krzywousty (Prince of Poland; 1107–1138). Obverse: in a beaded border, a knight in chain mail thrusting a spearhead into the jaws of an upside-down dragon. Reverse: in a triple beaded border, an isosceles cross topped with balls; one ball between its arms. Attributes: allegories; spearhead (issue mark); chain mail; crosses; equal-armed cross; knight; Romanesque style; jaws; dragons; martyrs; fight between good and evil; spear; Middle Ages; Adalbert (St.; ca. 956–997); fight against pagans. Date: ca. 1125–1138. Place: Kraków, Poland. Medium: coin. Diameter: 12.6–13.1 mm. Weight: 0.48 g. Maker: Boleslaw III Krzywousty.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A63_208

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 1107–1138 Obverse beaded border knight chain mail thrusting spearhead jaws upside-down dragon Reverse triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls ball arms Attributes allegories issue mark chain mail crosses equal-armed cross Romanesque style dragons martyrs fight good evil spear Middle Ages Adalbert St ca 956–997 pagans Date 1125–1138 Place Kraków Medium coin Diameter 12.6–13.1 mm Weight 0.48 g Maker small round metallic object raised circular border concentric ridges surrounding central design surface showing textured slightly irregular details central area features raised cross- shape rounded nodes ends object displays shades silver gray subtle darker tarnish.