Légende

Denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1086–1138). Obv.: In the beaded border, a knight in chain mail thrusting a spearhead into the jaws of an upside-down dragon. Rv.: In the triple beaded border, an isosceles cross topped with balls; between its arms, one ball. Allegories and iconography: spearhead, equal-armed cross, chain mail, crosses, jaws, knight, dragon, martyrs, fight against pagans, spear, fight between good and evil; Romanesque style. Inscription/attribution: Boleslaw III Krzywousty. Date: ca. 1125–1138. Place: Poland, Kraków. Object: coin (denarius). Diameter: 12.8–13.3 mm. Weight: 0.47 g.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A64_316

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 Obv. beaded border knight chain mail thrusting spearhead jaws upside-down dragon Rv. triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls arms ball Allegories iconography equal-armed cross chain mail crosses dragon martyrs fight pagans spear good evil Romanesque style Inscription attribution Date ca 1125–1138 Place Kraków Object coin denarius Diameter 12.8–13.3 mm Weight 0.47 g circular metallic object worn textured surface sits white background object silver-gray darker gray shadows faint areas lighter silver highlights showing embossed central figure raised recessed areas suggesting clothing arm holding long thin item decorative edge.