Légende

denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1086–1138 / reign 1107–1138), Romanesque, Middle Ages, ca. 1125–1138, Poland, Kraków; coin. Obv. In the beaded border, a knight in chain mail thrusting a spearhead into the jaws of an upside-down dragon. Rv. In the triple beaded border, an equal-armed (isosceles) cross topped with balls; between its arms, one ball; one arm intersects the other at approximately 1/3 of its length. Iconography: knight, chain mail, spear(s)/spearhead (issue mark), dragon, fight between good and evil, martyrs, Adalbert (Saint; ca. 956–997), fight against pagans, mouths, crosses. Diameter 12.2–12.7 mm; weight 0.57 g.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A64_203

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 Middle Ages ca 1125–1138 Kraków coin Obv beaded border knight chain mail thrusting spearhead jaws upside-down dragon Rv triple beaded border equal-armed isosceles cross topped balls arms ball arm intersects approximately 1 3 length Iconography chain mail spear s issue mark dragon fight good evil martyrs Adalbert Saint 956–997 pagans mouths crosses Diameter 12.2–12.7 mm weight 0.57 g round metallic object raised circular border concentric ridges edge featuring central raised cross- design rounded nodules ends object silver metallic white background.