Légende

denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1086–1138), Romanesque, ca. 1125–1138, Poland, Kraków; coin. 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 each (three show one dot each; the fourth is difficult to observe). Diameter 12.3–13.1 mm; weight 0.62 g. Subjects/attributes: allegories, equal-armed cross, chain mail, spearhead (issue mark), crosses, mouth, knight, martyrs, dragons, knights, dragon, Middle Ages, mouths, Adalbert (St.; ca. 956–997), fight between good and evil, spear, fight against pagans.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A64_029

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 1086–1138 Romanesque ca 1125–1138 Kraków coin Obverse beaded border knight chain mail thrusting spearhead jaws upside-down dragon Reverse triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls arms ball three dot fourth difficult observe Diameter 12.3–13.1 mm weight 0.62 g Subjects attributes allegories equal-armed cross chain mail issue mark crosses mouth martyrs dragons knights dragon Middle Ages mouths Adalbert St 956–997 fight good evil spear pagans circular metallic object worn textured surface showing raised irregular shapes shallow grooves primarily silver-gray darker gray shadows slight blackened areas object sits plain white background uneven edge small indentations.