Légende

denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1086–1138), allegories, equal-armed cross, crosses, jaws, chain mail, martyrs, spearhead (issue mark), knight, Romanesque (style), dragons, knights, dragon, Middle Ages, fight between good and evil, fight against pagans, spear, Adalbert (Saint; ca. 956–997). Obv.: In the beaded border, a knight in chain mail thrusting a spearhead into the jaws of a dragon turned upside down. A ball under the knight's right elbow. Rv.: In the triple beaded border, an isosceles cross topped with balls. Between its arms, one ball. In one quarter, near the center of the cross, a dot. ca. 1125–1138, Poland, Kraków; coin; diameter 12.2–12.5 mm; weight 0.30 g

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A63_294

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 jaws chain mail martyrs spearhead issue mark knight Romanesque style dragons knights dragon Middle Ages fight good evil pagans spear Adalbert Saint ca 956–997 Obv. beaded border chain mail thrusting turned upside down ball under knight's right elbow Rv. triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls arms ball quarter near center dot 1125–1138 Kraków coin diameter 12.2–12.5 mm weight 0.30 g circular metallic object textured worn surface showing raised recessed areas appearing silver-gray darker gray shadows slight lighter highlights featuring irregular inner border central relief abstract shapes contours set plain white background.