Légende

Denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1107–1138). 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 feet, a dot between them. Reverse: in a triple beaded border, an isosceles cross topped with balls; between its arms, in two quarters two balls each (smaller ones closer to the center, larger ones farther), in the other two quarters one ball each. Romanesque style; themes: knights, dragons, fight between good and evil, fight against pagans; references to martyrs and St. Wojciech (ca. 956–997). Spearhead (issue mark). Coin, ca. 1125–1138, Poland, Kraków. Diameter 12.5–12.9 mm, weight 0.50 g.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A65_061

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 feet dot them Reverse triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls arms two quarters two balls smaller ones closer center larger ones farther two quarters ball Romanesque style themes knights dragons fight good evil pagans references martyrs St Wojciech ca 956–997 Spearhead issue mark Coin 1125–1138 Kraków Diameter 12.5–12.9 mm weight 0.50 g round metallic object textured slightly worn surface shades silver gray sits centered white background object features raised circular border central embossed scene showing stylized human figure holding long pole staff wearing patterned garment second form motif adjacent figure subtle variations shading surface depth across object.