Légende

Denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1107–1138). Obverse: in beaded border, knight in chain mail thrusting a spearhead into the jaws of an upside-down dragon; under the knight's right elbow, an isosceles cross topped with balls (one with a dot). Reverse: in triple beaded border, isosceles cross topped with balls; ball at intersection of arms; single ball between center ball and crossbar at end of one arm; one arm intersects the other at ~1/3 of its length. Romanesque style; motifs of knights, dragons, martyrs, fight between good and evil, fight against pagans; possible reference to St. Adalbert (ca. 956–997). Spear/spearhead (issue mark). c. 1125–1138, Poland, Kraków. Coin; diameter 12.6–13.1 mm; weight 0.49 g.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A64_483

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 1107–1138 Obverse beaded border knight chain mail thrusting spearhead jaws upside-down dragon under knight's right elbow isosceles cross topped balls dot Reverse triple beaded border ball intersection arms single ball center ball crossbar arm arm intersects ~1 3 length Romanesque style motifs knights dragons martyrs fight good evil pagans possible reference St Adalbert ca 956–997 Spear issue mark c 1125–1138 Kraków Coin diameter 12.6–13.1 mm weight 0.49 g circular metallic object worn textured surface sits white background object concentric raised rings raised central motif rounded protrusions ridged patterns displaying colors silver gray hints darker gray.