Légende

Denarius of Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; reign 1107–1138). Obverse (in beaded border): a knight in chain mail thrusting a spearhead into the jaws of an upside-down dragon; under the knight’s right elbow an equal-armed (isosceles) cross topped with balls. Reverse (in triple beaded border): an equal-armed cross topped with balls; at the intersection a ball, with two radiating balls between the arms (one smaller nearer the center, the other larger—on two of them a dot). Romanesque style; iconography evokes knights, martyrs (St. Adalbert), fight between good and evil and against pagans; spears/spearheads, dragons, chain mail. Circa 1125–1138, Poland (Kraków). Coin; diameters 11.9–12.8 mm; weight 0.41 g.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A65_034

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 reign 1107–1138 Obverse in beaded border knight chain mail thrusting spearhead jaws upside-down dragon under knight’s right elbow equal-armed isosceles cross topped balls Reverse in triple equal-armed cross topped intersection ball two radiating arms smaller nearer center larger on two them dot Romanesque style iconography evokes knights martyrs St Adalbert fight good evil pagans spears spearheads dragons chain mail Circa 1125–1138 Kraków Coin diameters 11.9–12.8 mm weight 0.41 g single round metallic object sits white background showing worn raised design concentric ridges central cross- motif ending rounded knobs surface textured uneven areas shine dullness shades silver gray hints darker gray.