Légende

Denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1086–1138 and 1107–1138). Obverse: in the beaded border, a knight in chain mail thrusting a spearhead into the jaws of an upside-down dragon; under the knight's right elbow, an isosceles cross with ball-tipped arms. Reverse: in the triple beaded border, an isosceles cross tipped with balls; at the intersection of the arms, a ball; between its arms, one ball (three of them have one dot); on one arm, closer to the center, a crossbar; one arm intersects the other at approximately 1/3 of its length. Iconography: knight, dragon, spears, chain mail, equal-armed cross, mouths; themes of martyrs, fight between good and evil, fight against pagans; Saint Adalbert referenced. Romanesque style. c. 1125–1138. Poland, Kraków. Coin; diameter 12.2–12.4 mm; weight 0.48 g.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A64_289

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 1107–1138 Obverse beaded border knight chain mail thrusting spearhead jaws upside-down dragon under knight's right elbow isosceles cross ball-tipped arms Reverse triple beaded border isosceles cross tipped balls intersection arms ball three them dot arm closer center crossbar arm intersects approximately 1 3 length Iconography dragon spears chain mail equal-armed cross mouths themes martyrs fight good evil pagans Saint Adalbert referenced Romanesque style c 1125–1138 Kraków Coin diameter 12.2–12.4 mm weight 0.48 g single round metallic object sits white background showing textured surface concentric raised rings central cross- motif rounded knobs metal silver-gray subtle darker lighter variations wear shadows.