Denarius of Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; ca. 1086–1138), ca. 1125–1138. Obverse: in a beaded border, a knight in chain mail thrusting a spearhead into the jaws of an upside-down dragon. Reverse: in a triple beaded border, an isosceles cross topped with spheres (one with a dot); between its arms, spheres (two with dots). Allegorical Romanesque style; themes: knights, dragons, martyrs, fight between good and evil, fight against pagans. Spear/spearhead issue mark. Material: coin. Diameter: 12.2–12.7 mm. Weight: 0.43 g. Made in Kraków, Poland.
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Denarius of Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; ca. 1086–1138), ca. 1125–1138. Obverse: in a beaded border, a knight in chain mail thrusting a spearhead into the jaws of an upside-down dragon. Reverse: in a triple beaded border, an isosceles cross topped with spheres (one with a dot); between its arms, spheres (two with dots). Allegorical Romanesque style; themes: knights, dragons, martyrs, fight between good and evil, fight against pagans. Spear/spearhead issue mark. Material: coin. Diameter: 12.2–12.7 mm. Weight: 0.43 g. Made in Kraków, Poland.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A63_365

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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 ca 1086–1138 1125–1138 Obverse beaded border knight chain mail thrusting spearhead jaws upside-down dragon Reverse triple beaded border isosceles cross topped spheres dot arms two dots Allegorical Romanesque style themes knights dragons martyrs fight good evil pagans Spear spearhead issue mark Material coin Diameter 12.2–12.7 mm Weight 0.43 g Kraków round metallic object textured slightly worn surface displaying concentric raised rings central motif resembling rounded ends showing metallic silver gray tones subtle darker gray shadows.

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