Légende

denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1086–1138), allegories, spearhead (issue mark), chain mail (iconographic), equal-armed cross (iconographic), crosses, jaws (iconographic), martyrs, knight (iconographic), Romanesque (style), dragons, dragon (iconographic), Middle Ages, fight between good and evil (iconographic), Adalbert (Saint; ca. 956–997), fight against pagans (iconographic), spears, 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; between its arms, one ball; one arm intersects the other at approximately 1/3 of its length. ca. 1125–1138, Kraków, Poland. Coin. Diameter 11.4–11.9 mm; weight 0.41 g.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A63_217

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 chain mail iconographic equal-armed cross crosses jaws martyrs knight Romanesque style dragons dragon Middle Ages fight good evil Adalbert Saint ca 956–997 pagans spears spear Obv. beaded border chain mail thrusting turned upside down Rv. triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls arms ball arm intersects approximately 1 3 length 1125–1138 Kraków Coin Diameter 11.4–11.9 mm weight 0.41 g small round metallic object textured uneven surface raised rim sits white background object relief design irregular shapes figures featuring areas high low relief worn slightly tarnished appearance shades silver gray.