Légende

Denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (Prince of Poland; 1107–1138). c. 1125–1138. Obverse: in a beaded border, a knight in chain mail driving a spearhead into the mouth of an upside-down dragon; under the knight's right elbow an isosceles cross with arms terminating in balls. Reverse: in a triple beaded border, an isosceles cross terminating in balls with a ball at the intersection of the arms; between the 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: isosceles cross, crosses, spearhead, chain mail. Coin; Poland, Kraków. Diameter 12.2–12.6 mm; weight 0.45 g.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A64_327

Licence

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 1107–1138 c 1125–1138 Obverse beaded border knight chain mail driving spearhead mouth upside-down dragon under knight's right elbow isosceles cross arms terminating balls Reverse triple beaded border isosceles cross terminating ball intersection arms three them dot arm closer center crossbar arm intersects approximately 1 3 length Iconography crosses chain mail Coin Kraków Diameter 12.2–12.6 mm weight 0.45 g circular metallic object centered white background textured worn surface shades silver gray concentric ridges raised bead- borders encircle central area featuring cross- raised design rounded nodes small circular indentations showing variations darker gray recessed areas lighter silver raised highlights.