Légende

denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1107–1138), allegories, equal-armed cross, crosses, spearhead (issue mark), chain mail, martyrs, jaws, dragons, knights, Middle Ages, fight between good and evil, fight against pagans, Romanesque (style), spear, Adalbert (Saint; ca. 956–997), spears. 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 (one of them with a dot). Between its arms, one ball (two of them with a dot). ca. 1125–1138, Poland, Kraków, coin, diameter 12.1–12.4 mm, weight 0.42 g

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A63_277

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

26.5Mo (1.1Mo) / 25.7cm x 25.7cm / 3041 x 3041 (300dpi)

Mots clés

denarius Boleslaw III Krzywousty prince Poland 1107–1138 allegories equal-armed cross crosses spearhead issue mark chain mail martyrs jaws dragons knights Middle Ages fight good evil pagans Romanesque style spear Adalbert Saint ca 956–997 spears Obv linear border knight chain mail thrusting dragon turned upside down Rv triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls them dot arms ball two 1125–1138 Kraków coin diameter 12.1–12.4 mm weight 0.42 g small circular metallic object uneven worn surface irregular edges sits white background object raised textured design shallow relief indistinct shapes appearing shades silver gray darker tarnished tones subtle areas brownish discoloration.