Légende

denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1086–1138; reign 1107–1138), allegories, spearhead (issue mark), crosses, equal-armed cross, chain mail, jaws, martyrs, dragons, knight, Middle Ages, fight of good against evil, fight against pagans, spear, Romanesque (style), dragon, knights, Wojciech (St.; ca. 956–997), Obv. In the linear 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. At the intersection of the arms, a ball. Between them, one ball. One arm intersects the other at approximately 1/3 of its length. ca. 1125–1138, Poland, Kraków, coin, diameter 12.1–12.3 mm, weight 0.45 g

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A63_231

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 reign 1107–1138 allegories spearhead issue mark crosses equal-armed cross chain mail jaws martyrs dragons knight Middle Ages fight good evil pagans spear Romanesque style dragon knights Wojciech St ca 956–997 Obv linear border chain mail thrusting turned upside down Rv triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls intersection arms ball them arm intersects approximately 1 3 length 1125–1138 Kraków coin diameter 12.1–12.3 mm weight 0.45 g single round metallic object sits white background object worn textured surface concentric raised rings central motif featuring rounded shapes ridges visible colors silver areas darker gray patina subtle highlights brighter silver.