Légende

denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1086–1138), Romanesque, ca. 1125–1138, Poland, Kraków. Obverse: in a beaded border, a knight in chain mail thrusting a spearhead into the jaws of an upside-down dragon; under the knight's right elbow, three dots forming a triangle; under the left elbow, two vertical dots. Reverse: in an elliptical triple beaded border, an isosceles cross topped with balls (two of them with a single dot); between its arms, a single sun (one with a dot; other suns indistinct). Iconography: spearhead, crosses, equal-armed cross, chain mail, jaws, dragons, fight between good and evil, fight against pagans, Adalbert (Saint), martyrs, knights. Coin; diameter ~12.2–12.8 mm; weight 0.52 g.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A64_328

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 ca 1125–1138 Kraków Obverse beaded border knight chain mail thrusting spearhead jaws upside-down dragon under knight's right elbow three dots forming triangle left elbow two vertical dots Reverse elliptical triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls two them single dot arms single sun dot suns indistinct Iconography crosses equal-armed cross chain mail dragons fight good evil pagans Adalbert Saint martyrs knights Coin diameter ~12.2–12.8 mm weight 0.52 g round metallic object worn textured surface showing raised indented areas mainly silver gray tones darker gray shadows placed white background.