Légende

Denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (Prince of Poland; 1107–1138). Obverse: within a beaded border, a knight in chain mail thrusting a spearhead into the jaws of an upside-down dragon. Reverse: within a triple beaded border, an isosceles cross topped with balls; between its arms, one ball (one of them has a dot). Allegorical depiction of knights, martyrs, dragons, fight between good and evil, fight against pagans; Romanesque style; references to Adalbert (St.; ca. 956–997). Circa 1125–1138. Poland, Kraków. Coin (denarius). Diameter 12.7–13.2 mm; weight 0.52 g.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A65_070

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 within beaded border knight chain mail thrusting spearhead jaws upside-down dragon Reverse triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls arms ball them dot Allegorical depiction knights martyrs dragons fight good evil pagans Romanesque style references Adalbert St ca 956–997 Circa 1125–1138 Kraków Coin denarius Diameter 12.7–13.2 mm weight 0.52 g round metallic object textured raised surface sits white background object concentric ridges surrounding central area cross- raised motif rounded depressions colors include shades silver gray darker gray tones.