Légende

Denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; ca. 1125–1138). Obverse: in beaded border, a knight in chain mail thrusting a spearhead into the jaws of an upside-down dragon — allegory of fight between good and evil / fight against pagans; depicts knight, martyrs, dragons, spears, spearhead. Reverse: in triple beaded border, an isosceles (equal-armed) cross topped with balls; between its arms three balls, one arm intersecting the other at ~1/3 of its length. Romanesque style. Attributed subjects: Boleslaw III Krzywousty; Adalbert (Saint; ca. 956–997). Date: ca. 1125–1138. Place: Poland, Kraków. Coin; diameter 12.8–13.1 mm; weight 0.39 g.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A63_487

Licence

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 ca 1125–1138 Obverse beaded border knight chain mail thrusting spearhead jaws upside-down dragon allegory fight good evil pagans depicts knight martyrs dragons spears Reverse triple beaded border isosceles equal-armed cross topped balls arms three balls arm intersecting ~1 3 length Romanesque style Attributed subjects Adalbert Saint 956–997 Date Place Kraków Coin diameter 12.8–13.1 mm weight 0.39 g round metallic object textured surface sits white background object primarily silver subtle darker gray areas hint brass-toned discoloration edge featuring concentric raised rings indented central pattern worn irregular.