Légende

denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1086–1138), allegories, spearhead (issue mark), chain mail (iconographic), crosses, jaws (iconographic), martyrs, dragons, Romanesque (style), knight (iconographic), Middle Ages, fight between good and evil (iconographic), spear (iconographic), fight against pagans (iconographic), Adalbert (Saint; ca. 956–997). Obverse: in the linear border, a knight in chain mail thrusting a spearhead into the jaws of a dragon turned upside down. Reverse: in the triple beaded border, an isosceles cross topped with balls; between its arms, one ball (two of them with one dot); one arm intersects the other at approximately 1/3 of its length. Ca. 1125–1138. Poland, Kraków. Coin. Diameter 12.2–12.8 mm. Weight 0.37 g.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A63_399

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 spearhead issue mark chain mail iconographic crosses jaws martyrs dragons Romanesque style knight Middle Ages fight good evil spear pagans Adalbert Saint ca 956–997 Obverse linear border chain mail thrusting dragon turned upside down Reverse triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls arms ball two them dot arm intersects approximately 1 3 length Ca 1125–1138 Kraków Coin Diameter 12.2–12.8 mm Weight 0.37 g small round metallic object sits near center white background silver-gray darker gray shadows slight hints brownish tarnish showing concentric raised rings central motif forms cross- pattern rounded lobes surface textured small dents irregularities.