Légende

denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1086–1138), allegories, equal-armed cross, spearhead (issue mark), crosses, chainmail, martyrs, Romanesque (style), knight, dragons, fight between good and evil, Adalbert (Saint; ca. 956–997), spear, fight against pagans, spears, Middle Ages. 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, closer to the center, one dot, closer to the ends, one sun (on one of them a dot); additionally, in one quarter near the arm, a dot. ca. 1125–1138, Kraków, Poland; coin; diameter 12.1–12.8 mm; weight 0.41 g

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A63_345

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 spearhead issue mark crosses chainmail martyrs Romanesque style knight dragons fight good evil Adalbert Saint ca 956–997 spear pagans spears Middle Ages Obv. beaded border chain mail thrusting jaws dragon turned upside down Rv. triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls arms closer center dot ends sun on them additionally quarter near arm 1125–1138 Kraków coin diameter 12.1–12.8 mm weight 0.41 g single round metallic object worn textured surface sits white background object silver-gray darker gray shadows lighter highlights showing embossed central figure surrounding raised border dots irregular edges subtle scratches pits across surface.