Légende

denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1086–1138), allegories, equal-armed cross, crosses, spearhead (issue mark), jaw, chain mail, martyrs, knight, knights, Romanesque (style), jaws, dragons, dragon, fight against pagans, fight between good and evil, Adalbert (Saint; ca. 956–997), spear, Middle Ages, 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. At the intersection of the arms, a ball with a dot. Between them, one ball. One arm intersects the other at approximately 1/3 of its length. ca. 1125–1138, Poland, Kraków, coin, diameter 12.6–12.9 mm, weight 0.32 g

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A63_268

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

26.5Mo (1.1Mo) / 25.8cm x 25.8cm / 3044 x 3044 (300dpi)

Mots clés

denarius Boleslaw III Krzywousty prince Poland 1086–1138 allegories equal-armed cross crosses spearhead issue mark jaw chain mail martyrs knight knights Romanesque style jaws dragons dragon fight pagans good evil Adalbert Saint ca 956–997 spear Middle Ages Obv beaded border chain mail thrusting turned upside down Rv triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls intersection arms ball dot them arm intersects approximately 1 3 length 1125–1138 Kraków coin diameter 12.6–12.9 mm weight 0.32 g single circular metallic object sits near center white background showing textured surface concentric raised rings irregular central area forms rough floral cross- pattern object displays shades silver gray small areas darker gray hints muted brownish tones edges recessed lines.