Légende

denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1086–1138), allegories, spearhead (issue mark), chain mail (iconographic), mouth (iconographic), martyrs, equal-armed cross (iconographic), crosses, knight (iconographic), Romanesque (style), dragons, knights, dragon (iconographic), mouths, fight between good and evil, Middle Ages, fight against pagans, Adalbert (St.; ca. 956–997), spear, spears. Obv. In the beaded border, a knight in chain mail thrusting a spearhead into the jaws of a dragon turned upside down. Rv. In the triple beaded border, an isosceles cross topped with balls; between its arms, one ball; one arm intersects the other at approx. 1/3 of its length. ca. 1125–1138, Poland, Kraków, coin, diameter 12.8–13.2 mm, weight 0.57 g, very good (preservation condition)

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A62_442

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

29.3Mo (1.2Mo) / 27.1cm x 27.1cm / 3200 x 3200 (300dpi)

Mots clés

denarius Boleslaw III Krzywousty prince Poland 1086–1138 allegories spearhead issue mark chain mail iconographic mouth martyrs equal-armed cross crosses knight Romanesque style dragons knights dragon mouths fight good evil Middle Ages pagans Adalbert St ca 956–997 spear spears Obv beaded border chain mail thrusting jaws turned upside down Rv triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls arms ball arm intersects approx 1 3 length 1125–1138 Kraków coin diameter 12.8–13.2 mm weight 0.57 g preservation condition small circular metallic object worn textured surface centered white background showing irregular raised recessed areas form patterned embossed scene object shades silver gray darker gray shadows crevices lighter silvery highlights raised portions beaded circular border rim.