Légende

denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1086–1138), allegories, equal-armed cross, spearhead (issue mark), chain mail, jaws, martyrs, knight, Romanesque (style), dragons, chain mail, knights, jaws, dragon, Middle Ages, fight between good and evil, Adalbert (Saint; ca. 956–997), fight against pagans, 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 (one of them has a dot). At the intersection of the arms, a ball. Between them, in three quarters, one ball (each has a dot), in the fourth quarter, a dot. One arm intersects the other at approximately 1/3 of its length. c. 1125–1138, Poland, Kraków; coin; diameter 12.2–12.7 mm; weight 0.32 g.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A63_095

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 1086–1138 allegories equal-armed cross spearhead issue mark chain mail jaws martyrs knight Romanesque style dragons knights dragon Middle Ages fight good evil Adalbert Saint ca 956–997 pagans spear spears Obv. beaded border chain mail thrusting turned upside down Rv. triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls them dot intersection arms ball three quarters fourth quarter arm intersects approximately 1 3 length c 1125–1138 Kraków coin diameter 12.2–12.7 mm weight 0.32 g circular metallic object worn textured surface centered white background showing irregular raised recessed areas form embossed figure decorative rim object shades silver gray darker gray shadows slight brownish patina spots.