Légende

denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1086–1138), allegories, chain mail, spearhead (issue mark), crosses, jaws, equal-armed cross, knight, martyrs, Romanesque (style), dragons, Middle Ages, fight against pagans, spear, Adalbert (Saint; ca. 956–997), spears, fight between good and evil. 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 spheres (one with a dot). Between its arms radiate two spheres (smaller ones closer to the center, larger ones farther out). ca. 1125–1138, Kraków, Poland; coin; diameter 13.0–13.4 mm; weight 0.41 g.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A63_147

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

27.0Mo (1.2Mo) / 26.0cm x 26.0cm / 3071 x 3071 (300dpi)

Mots clés

denarius Boleslaw III Krzywousty prince Poland 1086–1138 allegories chain mail spearhead issue mark crosses jaws equal-armed cross knight martyrs Romanesque style dragons Middle Ages fight pagans spear Adalbert Saint ca 956–997 spears good evil Obv. beaded border chain mail thrusting dragon turned upside down Rv. triple beaded border isosceles cross topped spheres dot arms radiate two spheres smaller ones closer center larger ones farther 1125–1138 Kraków coin diameter 13.0–13.4 mm weight 0.41 g round metallic object textured surface sits white background object concentric raised rings inner circular area containing symmetrical design resembling four rounded lobes central vertical element small dots irregularities across surface visible colors metallic silver-gray white background.