Légende

Denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1086–1138). Obverse: in the beaded border, a knight in chain mail thrusting a spearhead into the jaws of an upside-down dragon; a ball on the knight's belt. Reverse: in the triple beaded border, an isosceles cross topped with balls; between its arms, one ball (two of them have one dot); one arm intersects the other at approximately 1/3 of its length. Allegories; equal-armed cross; spearhead (issue mark); chain mail; crosses; mouth; knight; martyrs; Romanesque style; knights; mouths; dragons; dragon; Middle Ages; fight against pagans; Adalbert (Saint; ca. 956–997); fight between good and evil; spear; spears. Coin, ca. 1125–1138, Poland, Kraków. Diameter 13.1–13.6 mm; weight 0.48 g.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A64_235

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

27.0Mo (1.2Mo) / 26.0cm x 26.0cm / 3071 x 3071 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Denarius Boleslaw III Krzywousty prince Poland 1086–1138 Obverse beaded border knight chain mail thrusting spearhead jaws upside-down dragon ball knight's belt Reverse triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls arms two them dot arm intersects approximately 1 3 length Allegories equal-armed cross issue mark chain mail crosses mouth martyrs Romanesque style knights mouths dragons dragon Middle Ages fight pagans Adalbert Saint ca 956–997 good evil spear spears Coin 1125–1138 Kraków Diameter 13.1–13.6 mm weight 0.48 g single round metallic object textured surface sits white background object silver-gray darker gray shadows subtle lighter highlights showing concentric raised rings central area cross- indentation rounded protrusions metal surface slightly worn irregular.