Légende

Denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1086–1138). 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, one ball (two of them have one dot each; observation hindered by under-striking). Allegorical imagery (knight, dragon, fight between good and evil), spearhead (issue mark), equal-armed cross, crosses, chain mail, martyrs, mouths, spears. Romanesque style. Possibly references St. Adalbert (ca. 956–997). Ca. 1125–1138, Kraków, Poland. Coin (denarius). Diameter: 12.8–13.2 mm. Weight: 0.45 g.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A63_490

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 1086–1138 Obverse beaded border knight chain mail thrusting spearhead jaws upside-down dragon Reverse triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls arms ball two them dot observation hindered under-striking Allegorical imagery dragon fight good evil issue mark equal-armed cross crosses chain mail martyrs mouths spears Romanesque style references St Adalbert ca 956–997 Ca 1125–1138 Kraków Coin denarius Diameter 12.8–13.2 mm Weight 0.45 g round metallic object worn textured surface sits white background object primarily silver areas darker gray subtle brownish discoloration showing raised central motif circular ridges irregular slightly dented edge.