Légende

Denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1086/1107–1138). Obverse: in a linear border, a knight in chain mail thrusting a spearhead into the jaws of an upside-down dragon. Reverse: in a triple beaded border, an isosceles cross topped with balls (some balls with one dot each); between its arms, balls (some dotted)—partly obscured by under-striking. Attributes/subjects: equal-armed cross, spearhead (issue mark), chain mail, crosses, jaws, knight, martyrs, Romanesque style, dragons, dragon, Middle Ages, knights, fight between good and evil, fight against pagans, Adalbert (St.; ca. 956–997), spears/spear. Date: ca. 1125–1138. Place: Kraków, Poland. Medium/function: coin. Diameter: 12.3–12.6 mm. Weight: 0.56 g.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A65_066

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 1086 1107–1138 Obverse linear border knight chain mail thrusting spearhead jaws upside-down dragon Reverse triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls dot arms dotted partly obscured under-striking Attributes subjects equal-armed cross issue mark chain mail crosses martyrs Romanesque style dragons dragon Middle Ages knights fight good evil pagans Adalbert St ca 956–997 spears spear Date 1125–1138 Place Kraków Medium function coin Diameter 12.3–12.6 mm Weight 0.56 g circular metallic object textured raised surface sits white background object concentric ridges central raised design includes short horizontal bar intersecting vertical element surrounding irregular embossed details metal silver-gray darker gray shadows slight brownish tones worn areas.