Légende

denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1086–1138), allegories, equal-armed cross, crosses, chain mail, spearhead (issue mark), jaws, martyrs, knight, Romanesque (style), dragons, dragon, knights, fight between good and evil, Middle Ages, spear, fight against pagans, Adalbert (Saint; ca. 956–997), spears. Obv.: In the beaded border, a knight in chain mail thrusting a spearhead into the jaws of an upside-down dragon. Rv.: In the triple beaded border, an isosceles cross topped with spheres (one with a dot). Between its arms, three spheres. One arm intersects the other at approximately 1/3 of its length. ca. 1125–1138, Poland, Kraków, coin, diameter 12.7–13.2 mm, weight 0.38 g

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A63_239

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 crosses chain mail spearhead issue mark jaws martyrs knight Romanesque style dragons dragon knights fight good evil Middle Ages spear pagans Adalbert Saint ca 956–997 spears Obv. beaded border chain mail thrusting upside-down dragon Rv. triple beaded border isosceles cross topped spheres dot arms three spheres arm intersects approximately 1 3 length 1125–1138 Kraków coin diameter 12.7–13.2 mm weight 0.38 g round metallic object worn textured surface centered white background showing concentric raised rings central design cross- shape rounded knobs ends object shades silver gray darker gray areas recesses slight hints off-white highlights.