Légende

denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1086-1138), allegories, spearhead (issue mark), crosses, chain mail (iconographic), knight (iconographic), jaws (iconographic), martyrs, Romanesque (style), equal-armed cross (iconographic), knights, dragons, dragon (iconographic), Middle Ages, Adalbert (Saint; ca. 956-997), fight between good and evil (iconographic), fight against pagans (iconographic), spear (iconographic), 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; between its arms, a single sun. One arm intersects the other at approximately 1/3 of its length. ca. 1125–1138; Poland, Kraków; coin; diameter 12.1–12.9 mm; weight 0.59 g.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A63_163

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 spearhead issue mark crosses chain mail iconographic knight jaws martyrs Romanesque style equal-armed cross knights dragons dragon Middle Ages Adalbert Saint ca 956-997 fight good evil pagans spear spears Obv. beaded border chain mail thrusting turned upside down Rv. triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls arms single sun arm intersects approximately 1 3 length 1125–1138 Kraków coin diameter 12.1–12.9 mm weight 0.59 g round metallic object shiny silver color sits white background object concentric ridged rings edge indented central area irregular petal- raised shapes textured surface areas darker gray shading slight tarnish.