Légende

Denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1107–1138). Obverse: within a beaded border, a knight in chain mail thrusting a spearhead into the upside-down jaws of a dragon. Reverse: within a triple beaded border, an isosceles cross topped with spheres (one with a dot); at the crossing of the arms a dot; between the arms a sun (two suns with one dot). Allegorical Romanesque imagery of martyrs, knights, dragons; themes of Middle Ages fight between good and evil and fight against pagans; associated with Adalbert (Saint; ca. 956–997). Issue mark: spearhead. Date: ca. 1125–1138. Place: Kraków, Poland. Medium: coin (denarius). Diameter: 12.1–12.6 mm. Weight: 0.60 g.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A64_280

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 1107–1138 Obverse within beaded border knight chain mail thrusting spearhead upside-down jaws dragon Reverse triple beaded border isosceles cross topped spheres dot crossing arms sun two suns Allegorical Romanesque imagery martyrs knights dragons themes Middle Ages fight good evil fight pagans associated Adalbert Saint ca 956–997 Issue mark Date 1125–1138 Place Kraków Medium coin denarius Diameter 12.1–12.6 mm Weight 0.60 g small circular metallic object worn raised relief design sits white background object silver-gray darker gray patina recessed areas lighter highlights raised surfaces relief simplified human- figure standing holding long diagonally wearing short skirt- garment right figure curved textured element irregular shapes suggesting additional decorative details object's edge slightly irregular darker center surface scratches areas uneven wear shades gray silver.