Légende

Denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1107–1138). 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; between its arms three balls; one arm intersects the other at approximately one-third of its length. Iconography: spearhead, equal-armed cross, chain mail, chain mails, jaws, dragons, martyrs, knight, crosses, fight between good and evil, fight against pagans, Adalbert (Saint; ca. 956–997), spear, spears. Style: Romanesque, Middle Ages. Date: ca. 1125–1138. Place: Poland, Kraków. Medium/function: coin (denarius). Diameter: 12.3–12.9 mm. Weight: 0.43 g.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A63_307

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Droits gérés

Format disponible

27.0Mo (1.2Mo) / 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 arms three balls arm intersects approximately -third length Iconography equal-armed cross chain mail chain mails dragons martyrs crosses fight good evil pagans Adalbert Saint ca 956–997 spear spears Style Romanesque Middle Ages Date 1125–1138 Place Kraków Medium function coin denarius Diameter 12.3–12.9 mm Weight 0.43 g round metallic object textured slightly irregular surface concentric raised rings showing central motif resembling rounded endpoints object shades silver gray white background.