Légende

denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1086–1138 / reign 1107–1138), Romanesque style, ca. 1125–1138, Poland, Kraków; coin (denarius), diameter 12.2–12.5 mm, weight 0.46 g. Obverse: in a beaded border, a knight in chain mail thrusting a spearhead into the jaws of an inverted dragon — motifs include knight, chain mail, spearhead, jaws, dragons, fight between good and evil, fight against pagans, martyrs, Adalbert (Saint, ca. 956–997). Reverse: in a triple beaded border, an isosceles cross topped with crossbars, a dot at the intersection of the arms, with radiating spheres (smaller near center, larger outward). State of preservation: very good.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A64_164

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 reign 1107–1138 Romanesque style ca 1125–1138 Kraków coin diameter 12.2–12.5 mm weight 0.46 g Obverse beaded border knight chain mail thrusting spearhead jaws inverted dragon motifs include chain mail dragons fight good evil pagans martyrs Adalbert Saint 956–997 Reverse triple beaded border isosceles cross topped crossbars dot intersection arms radiating spheres smaller near center larger outward State preservation round metallic object worn surface sits white background object silver-gray darker gray shadows lighter highlights raised irregular design includes figure- shape textured rounded elements appendages linear element extending across face surrounding curved borders indentations.