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. Reverse: in the triple beaded border, an isosceles cross topped with balls; at the intersection of the arms, a ball; one ball between the arms. Iconography: spearhead, equal-armed cross, chain mail, chain mails, crosses, martyrs, knight, dragons, dragon, mouth, mouths, fight between good and evil, fight against pagans, knights, spear, spears, Adalbert (Saint; ca. 956–997). Style: Romanesque. Date: ca. 1125–1138. Place: Poland, Kraków. Object: coin (denarius). Diameter: 12.3–12.6 mm. Weight: 0.26 g.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A64_270

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Droits gérés

Format disponible

27.0Mo (1.3Mo) / 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 Reverse triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls intersection arms ball Iconography equal-armed cross chain mail chain mails crosses martyrs dragons dragon mouth mouths fight good evil pagans knights spear spears Adalbert Saint ca 956–997 Style Romanesque Date 1125–1138 Place Kraków Object coin denarius Diameter 12.3–12.6 mm Weight 0.26 g round metallic object rough textured surface centered plain white background showing concentric raised rings central motif object shades silver gray subtle darker gray shadows hint brownish tarnish edge.