Légende

Denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1086–1138). Romanesque medieval coin, ca. 1125–1138, Poland, Kraków. Obverse: in a linear border, a knight in chain mail thrusting a spearhead into the jaws of an upside-down dragon. Reverse: in a triple beaded border, an isosceles cross topped with spheres (one with a dot); a dot at the crossing of the arms; one sun between them. Iconography: spearhead, chain mail, equal-armed cross, crosses, jaws, knight, martyrs, dragons, dragon, Adalbert (Saint; ca. 956–997), fight between good and evil, fight against pagans, spears. Coin (denarius), diameter 12.1–12.9 mm, weight 0.53 g.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A64_315

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 Romanesque medieval coin ca 1125–1138 Kraków Obverse linear border knight chain mail thrusting spearhead jaws upside-down dragon Reverse triple beaded border isosceles cross topped spheres dot crossing arms sun them Iconography chain mail equal-armed cross crosses martyrs dragons dragon Adalbert Saint 956–997 fight good evil pagans spears Coin denarius diameter 12.1–12.9 mm weight 0.53 g round metallic object worn textured surface white background object central raised shape decorative petal- elements quadrant concentric circular ridges dotted impressions center metal displays silver gray tones small areas darker tarnish slight yellowish-brown discoloration.