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 1/3 of its length. Iconography includes spearhead, chain mail, equal-armed cross, crosses, mouth, knight, martyrs, Romanesque style, knights, dragons, dragon, fight against pagans, fight between good and evil, spears, spear, Adalbert (St.; ca. 956–997). Ca. 1125–1138. Poland, Kraków. Coin. Diameter 12.2–12.9 mm. Weight 0.36 g.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A64_013

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 Reverse triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls arms three balls arm intersects approximately 1 3 length Iconography includes chain mail equal-armed cross crosses mouth martyrs Romanesque style knights dragons dragon fight pagans good evil spears spear Adalbert St ca 956–997 Ca 1125–1138 Kraków Coin Diameter 12.2–12.9 mm Weight 0.36 g round metallic object worn textured surface sits white background object irregular raised indented areas forming uneven pattern faint imaging color silver darker gray small brownish spots.