Légende

denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1086–1138), allegories, equal-armed cross, crosses, spearhead (issue mark), jaws, knight in chain mail, Romanesque (style), martyrs, dragons, dragon, Adalbert (Saint; ca. 956–997), Middle Ages, fight between good and evil, spear, spears, fight against pagans, Obv. In the linear border, a knight in chain mail thrusting a spearhead into the jaws of a dragon turned upside down. On the outer side, above the knight's left foot, a dot. Rv. In the triple beaded border, an isosceles cross topped with balls. Between its arms, one ball (one of them has a dot). ca. 1125–1138, Poland, Kraków, coin, diameter 12.4–12.6 mm, weight 0.47 g

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A63_258

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 spearhead issue mark jaws knight chain mail Romanesque style martyrs dragons dragon Adalbert Saint ca 956–997 Middle Ages fight good evil spear spears pagans Obv linear border chain mail thrusting turned upside down outer side knight's left foot dot Rv triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls arms ball them 1125–1138 Kraków coin diameter 12.4–12.6 mm weight 0.47 g round metallic object raised circular pattern central cruciform motif showing textured uneven surfaces worn edges displayed white background visible colors include silver gray hints darker gray shading.