Légende

Denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1107–1138), ca. 1125–1138, Poland, Kraków. Obverse: within a beaded border, a knight in chain mail thrusting a spearhead into the jaws of an upside-down dragon; a sun under the knight's right elbow. Reverse: within a triple beaded border, an isosceles cross topped with spheres (one with a dot); a sphere at the intersection of the arms and additional spheres (three with dots) between the arms. Iconography: knight, dragon, fight between good and evil, fight against pagans; spears, spearhead (issue mark), equal-armed cross, crosses, chain mail, martyrs, Adalbert (Saint, ca. 956–997), Romanesque style. Coin; diameter 12.1–12.3 mm; weight 0.42 g.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A65_015

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

27.0Mo (1.1Mo) / 26.0cm x 26.0cm / 3071 x 3071 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Denarius Boleslaw III Krzywousty prince Poland 1107–1138 ca 1125–1138 Kraków Obverse within beaded border knight chain mail thrusting spearhead jaws upside-down dragon sun under knight's right elbow Reverse triple beaded border isosceles cross topped spheres dot sphere intersection arms additional spheres three dots Iconography dragon fight good evil pagans spears issue mark equal-armed cross crosses chain mail martyrs Adalbert Saint 956–997 Romanesque style Coin diameter 12.1–12.3 mm weight 0.42 g round metallic object textured surface centered white background showing concentric ridges central raised design composed cross- form rounded knobs ends small circular elements visible colors include shades silver gray darker gray areas shadows wear.