Légende

denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (Prince of Poland; 1107–1138), Boleslaw III Krzywousty (Prince of Poland; 1086–1138), allegories, chain mail, spearhead (issue mark), equal-armed cross, crosses, jaws, chain mail, martyrs, knight, dragons, Romanesque (style), jaws, dragon, knights, Middle Ages, fight against pagans, fight between good and evil, spear, Adalbert (Saint; ca. 956–997), spears. Av. In the beaded border, a knight in chain mail thrusting a spearhead into the jaws of an upside-down dragon. Rv. In the triple beaded border, an isosceles cross terminated with crossbars; a dot at the crossbar intersection. Between them, radiating two spheres (smaller ones closer to the center of the cross, larger ones—three of them have one dot each). c. 1125–1138, Poland, Kraków. Coin; diameter 12.3–12.8 mm, weight 0.54 g.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A63_053

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

29.3Mo (1.1Mo) / 27.1cm x 27.1cm / 3200 x 3200 (300dpi)

Mots clés

denarius Boleslaw III Krzywousty Prince Poland 1107–1138 1086–1138 allegories chain mail spearhead issue mark equal-armed cross crosses jaws martyrs knight dragons Romanesque style dragon knights Middle Ages fight pagans good evil spear Adalbert Saint ca 956–997 spears Av beaded border chain mail thrusting upside-down dragon Rv triple beaded border isosceles cross terminated crossbars dot crossbar intersection them radiating two spheres smaller ones closer center larger ones three c 1125–1138 Kraków Coin diameter 12.3–12.8 mm weight 0.54 g round metallic object worn surface shown white background featuring concentric ridged rings central raised design composed cross shape small circular dots triangular elements object shades silver gray darker gray shadows recessed areas lighter silver highlights raised portions.