Légende

denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1086/1107–1138), allegories, spearhead (issue mark), chain mail (iconographic), crosses, equal-armed cross (iconographic), knight (iconographic), mouth (iconographic), martyrs, Romanesque (style), knights, mouths, dragons, dragon (iconographic), fight against pagans (iconographic), the fight between good and evil (iconographic), spear (iconographic), Adalbert (St.; ca. 956–997), spears, Middle Ages. Obv. In a beaded border, a knight in chain mail thrusting a spearhead into the jaws of a dragon turned upside down. Rv. In a triple beaded border, an isosceles cross topped with balls (one dot on each); between its arms, one ball (one dot on each). ca. 1125–1138, Kraków, Poland; coin; diameter 12.5–13.0 mm; weight 0.32 g.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A62_461

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 1107–1138 allegories spearhead issue mark chain mail iconographic crosses equal-armed cross knight mouth martyrs Romanesque style knights mouths dragons dragon fight pagans good evil spear Adalbert St ca 956–997 spears Middle Ages Obv beaded border chain mail thrusting jaws turned upside down Rv triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls dot arms ball 1125–1138 Kraków coin diameter 12.5–13.0 mm weight 0.32 g small round metallic object textured worn surface irregular edge sits white background object silver-gray darker gray toning crevices reflective highlights surface raised carved stamped irregular shapes lines arranged roughly circular pattern.