Légende

denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1086–1138/ruled 1107–1138), allegories, equal-armed cross, spearhead (issue mark), chain mail, crosses, jaws, knight, martyrs, Romanesque (style), dragons, dragon, Middle Ages, Adalbert (St.; ca. 956–997), fight between good and evil, fight against pagans, spears, spear. 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). At the crossing of the arms, a dot; between the arms, closer to the center, one dot, closer to the ends, one sun (one with a dot). ca. 1125–1138, Poland, Kraków, coin; diameter 12.8–13.0 mm; weight 0.50 g

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A63_314

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 ruled 1107–1138 allegories equal-armed cross spearhead issue mark chain mail crosses jaws knight martyrs Romanesque style dragons dragon Middle Ages Adalbert St ca 956–997 fight good evil pagans spears spear Obv. beaded border chain mail thrusting upside-down dragon Rv. triple beaded border isosceles cross topped spheres dot crossing arms closer center ends sun 1125–1138 Kraków coin diameter 12.8–13.0 mm weight 0.50 g small round metallic object worn uneven surface sits white background object silver-gray darker gray faint brownish patches embossed irregular raised shapes shallow indentations across face slightly rim areas tarnish subtle texture variations.