Légende

denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1086–1138 / reign 1107–1138), allegories, chain mail, crosses, equal-armed cross, spearhead (issue mark), jaws, knight, martyrs, Romanesque (style), dragons, dragon, Adalbert (Saint; ca. 956–997), Middle Ages, fight between good and evil, spear, fight against pagans. 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 balls; between its arms, one ball (one of them has a dot). Ca. 1125–1138. Kraków, Poland. Coin; diameter 12.9–13.3 mm; weight 0.45 g.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A63_342

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

27.0Mo (1.2Mo) / 26.0cm x 26.0cm / 3071 x 3071 (300dpi)

Mots clés

denarius Boleslaw III Krzywousty prince Poland 1086–1138 reign 1107–1138 allegories chain mail crosses equal-armed cross spearhead issue mark jaws knight martyrs Romanesque style dragons dragon Adalbert Saint ca 956–997 Middle Ages fight good evil spear pagans Obv. beaded border chain mail thrusting upside-down dragon Rv. triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls arms ball them dot Ca 1125–1138 Kraków Coin diameter 12.9–13.3 mm weight 0.45 g round metallic object textured surface raised circular ridges showing central cross- motif rounded raised nodes ends object displays mix silver gray tones small areas brownish discoloration set white background.