Denarius of Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland, ca. 1086–1138), ca. 1125–1138. Obverse: within a linear border, a knight in chain mail thrusting a spearhead into the jaws of an upside-down dragon. Reverse: within a triple beaded border, an isosceles cross topped with balls; between its arms, one ball (one with a dot). Allegorical Romanesque imagery of knight/dragon, spears, fight between good and evil; references to Adalbert (Saint, ca. 956–997). Coin from Kraków, Poland; diameter 12.4–12.9 mm, weight 0.46 g.
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Denarius of Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland, ca. 1086–1138), ca. 1125–1138. Obverse: within a linear border, a knight in chain mail thrusting a spearhead into the jaws of an upside-down dragon. Reverse: within a triple beaded border, an isosceles cross topped with balls; between its arms, one ball (one with a dot). Allegorical Romanesque imagery of knight/dragon, spears, fight between good and evil; references to Adalbert (Saint, ca. 956–997). Coin from Kraków, Poland; diameter 12.4–12.9 mm, weight 0.46 g.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A64_007

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 1086–1138 1125–1138 Obverse within linear border knight chain mail thrusting spearhead jaws upside-down dragon Reverse triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls arms ball dot Allegorical Romanesque imagery dragon spears fight good evil references Adalbert Saint 956–997 Coin Kraków diameter 12.4–12.9 mm weight 0.46 g single round metallic object sits near center white background predominantly silver darker gray areas lighter highlights showing worn uneven surface raised irregular shapes across face suggest indentations ridges rim slightly irregular textured appearance aged tarnished shiny spots duller matte areas.

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