Légende

Denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1086–1138). Romanesque, c. 1125–1138, Poland, Kraków. Coin; diameter 11.6–12.0 mm, weight 0.36 g. Obverse: in beaded border, a knight in chain mail thrusting a spearhead into the jaws of an upside-down dragon; a dot between the knight's feet. Reverse: in triple beaded border, an isosceles cross topped with balls (two with a dot each); between its arms, in two quarters one ball each, in the other two quarters a ball with a radiating dot and a ball with a dot. Iconography: chain mail, spearhead (issue mark), equal-armed cross, crosses, jaws, knight, martyrs, dragons, dragon, Adalbert (Saint; ca. 956–997), fight between good and evil, fight against pagans, spears.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A64_211

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

27.0Mo (561.5Ko) / 26.0cm x 26.0cm / 3071 x 3071 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Denarius Boleslaw III Krzywousty prince Poland 1086–1138 Romanesque c 1125–1138 Kraków Coin diameter 11.6–12.0 mm weight 0.36 g Obverse beaded border knight chain mail thrusting spearhead jaws upside-down dragon dot knight's feet Reverse triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls two arms two quarters ball radiating dot Iconography chain mail issue mark equal-armed cross crosses martyrs dragons dragon Adalbert Saint ca 956–997 fight good evil pagans spears round metallic object worn silver-gray surface sits white background object's face raised design central cross rounded knobs ends surrounded concentric ridged rings irregular textured markings areas darker gray patina lighter highlights across uneven edges.