Légende

Denarius, 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; depiction includes spearhead (issue mark), equal-armed cross, chain mail, crosses, mouth, knight, martyrs, dragons, mouths, dragon, Adalbert (Saint; ca. 956–997), Romanesque style, Middle Ages, fight between good and evil, fight against pagans, spear, spears. Reverse: in a triple beaded border, an isosceles cross topped with balls; between its arms, one ball. Date: ca. 1125–1138. Place: Poland, Kraków. Coin. Diameter 11.6–11.9 mm. Weight 0.27 g.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A63_284

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 depiction includes issue mark equal-armed cross chain mail crosses mouth martyrs dragons mouths dragon Adalbert Saint ca 956–997 Romanesque style Middle Ages fight good evil pagans spear spears Reverse triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls arms ball Date 1125–1138 Place Kraków Coin Diameter 11.6–11.9 mm Weight 0.27 g round metallic object textured surface showing raised depiction small figure holding long diagonal rod set slightly concave background object primarily silver-gray darker gray shadows lighter silvery highlights rests plain white background.