Légende

denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1086–1138), allegories, equal-armed cross, crosses, spearhead (issue mark), chain mail, jaws, martyrs, knight, Romanesque (style), knights, dragons, dragon, Middle Ages, fight between good and evil, fight against pagans, Adalbert (Saint; ca. 956–997), spear, spears, 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. Between its arms, one ball. ca. 1125–1138, Kraków, Poland, coin, diameter 11.9–12.2 mm, weight 0.54 g

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A63_316

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 chain mail jaws martyrs knight Romanesque style knights dragons dragon Middle Ages fight good evil pagans Adalbert Saint ca 956–997 spear spears Obv beaded border chain mail thrusting turned upside down Rv triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls arms ball 1125–1138 Kraków coin diameter 11.9–12.2 mm weight 0.54 g round metallic object worn textured surface shades silver gray sits white background object raised incised marks forming irregular shapes patterns linear angular elements clustered jagged textures darker gray shadows recessed areas lighter highlights raised areas.