Légende

denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1086–1138), Romanesque style, allegories; iconography: knight in chain mail, spear/spearhead, dragon (jaws), equal-armed cross, fight between good and evil, fight against pagans, martyrs, Adalbert (St.; ca. 956–997). 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; between its arms, one ball. ca. 1125–1138. Poland, Kraków. Coin; diameter 12.6 mm; weight 0.40 g.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A63_240

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 Romanesque style allegories iconography knight chain mail spear spearhead dragon jaws equal-armed cross fight good evil pagans martyrs Adalbert St ca 956–997 Obverse beaded border chain mail thrusting upside-down dragon Reverse triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls arms ball 1125–1138 Kraków Coin diameter 12.6 mm weight 0.40 g single round metallic object textured worn surface sits plain white background object silver-gray darker gray shadows recessed areas slight lighter highlights raised areas low-relief depiction stylized figure limb- shapes surrounding decorative elements.