Légende

denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1086–1138), allegories, equal-armed cross, crosses, spearhead (issue mark), chain mail, jaws, martyrs, dragons, Romanesque (style), knights, dragon, Middle Ages, knight, Adalbert (Saint; ca. 956–997), fight between good and evil, spear, fight against pagans, 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 (two of them with one dot each). At the intersection of the arms, a ball. Between them, closer to the center, one dot, closer to the ends, one sun (one of them with a dot). ca. 1125–1138, Poland, Kraków, coin, diameter 12.2–12.5 mm, weight 0.34 g

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A63_366

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 dragons Romanesque style knights dragon Middle Ages knight Adalbert Saint ca 956–997 fight good evil spear pagans spears Obv beaded border chain mail thrusting turned upside down Rv triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls two them dot intersection arms ball closer center ends sun 1125–1138 Kraków coin diameter 12.2–12.5 mm weight 0.34 g round metallic object textured worn surface sits white background object silver gray darker gray shadows subtle brownish tones irregular raised recessed areas forming uneven embossed pattern across face.