Légende

denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1086–1138), allegories, equal-armed cross, crosses, chain mail, spearhead (issue mark), mouth, chain mail, knight, martyrs, Romanesque (style), dragons, dragon, Middle Ages, mouths, knights, Adalbert (St.; ca. 956–997), fight between good and evil, fight against pagans, spear, spears. Av. In the linear border, a knight in chain mail thrusting a spearhead into the jaws of a dragon turned upside down. A ball under the knight's right elbow. Rv. In the triple beaded border, an isosceles cross topped with balls. At the intersection of the arms, a ball. Between them, one ball (one of them has a dot). One arm intersects the other at approximately 1/3 of its length. c. 1125–1138. Poland, Kraków. Coin. Diameter 12.5–12.9 mm. Weight 0.39 g.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A63_043

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 equal-armed cross crosses chain mail spearhead issue mark mouth knight martyrs Romanesque style dragons dragon Middle Ages mouths knights Adalbert St ca 956–997 fight good evil pagans spear spears Av linear border chain mail thrusting jaws turned upside down ball under knight's right elbow Rv triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls intersection arms ball them dot arm intersects approximately 1 3 length c 1125–1138 Kraków Coin Diameter 12.5–12.9 mm Weight 0.39 g round metallic object sits white background showing weathered surface rough texture concentric raised rings object displays irregular shapes small circular indentations near center uneven edges slight surface pitting Visible colors include shades silver gray darker gray tones subtle variations creating highlights shadows across object.