Légende

Denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1107–1138). Obverse (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 vertically aligned dots. Reverse (triple beaded border): an isosceles cross topped with spheres (one with a dot); between its arms one dot nearer the center and one sun nearer the ends (two of them with a single dot each). Romanesque style; imagery of knights, dragons, fight against pagans, fight between good and evil; references to martyrs and St. Adalbert (ca. 956–997). Attributed to Jastrzebowski, Stanislaw (1898–1980) as cataloger/identifier. ca. 1125–1138, Poland, Kraków. Coin; diameter 12.3–12.8 mm; weight 0.43 g.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A65_035

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 three dots forming triangle left elbow two vertically aligned dots Reverse triple beaded border isosceles cross topped spheres dot arms dot nearer center sun nearer ends two them single dot Romanesque style imagery knights dragons fight pagans good evil references martyrs St Adalbert ca 956–997 Attributed Jastrzebowski Stanislaw 1898–1980 cataloger identifier 1125–1138 Kraków Coin diameter 12.3–12.8 mm weight 0.43 g worn round metallic object textured uneven surface showing raised indented areas predominantly silver-gray color darker gray shadows object centered plain white background displays irregular edges clustered linear indentations across face.