Légende

denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (Prince of Poland; 1107–1138), allegories, spearhead (issue mark), crosses, equal-armed cross, chain mail, mouth, martyrs, Romanesque (style), knight, dragons, Adalbert (Saint; ca. 956–997), fight between good and evil, fight against pagans, spears, Middle Ages, spear (iconographic). 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 (one of them has a dot). Between its arms, one ball (three of them have a dot). One arm intersects the other at approximately 1/3 of its length. ca. 1125–1138; Poland, Kraków; coin; diameter 11.9–12.3 mm; weight 0.29 g.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A63_073

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

27.0Mo (1.1Mo) / 26.0cm x 26.0cm / 3071 x 3071 (300dpi)

Mots clés

denarius Boleslaw III Krzywousty Prince Poland 1107–1138 allegories spearhead issue mark crosses equal-armed cross chain mail mouth martyrs Romanesque style knight dragons Adalbert Saint ca 956–997 fight good evil pagans spears Middle Ages spear iconographic Obv. beaded border chain mail thrusting jaws dragon turned upside down Rv. triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls them dot arms ball three arm intersects approximately 1 3 length 1125–1138 Kraków coin diameter 11.9–12.3 mm weight 0.29 g round metallic object textured uneven surface worn raised details sits white background object shades silver gray darker gray areas recessed parts lighter silver highlights raised areas showing irregular rim central relief looks figure surrounding decorative elements.