Légende

denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1086–1138), allegories, spearhead (issue mark), equal-armed cross (iconographic), crosses, chain mail (iconographic), jaws (iconographic), chain mails, martyrs, Romanesque (style), dragons, knights, knight (iconographic), dragon (iconographic), Middle Ages, fight between good and evil (iconographic), fight against pagans (iconographic), spear (iconographic), Adalbert (Saint; ca. 956–997), 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; at the intersection of the arms, a ball; between the arms, one ball. ca. 1125–1138, Poland, Kraków; coin; diameter 11.8–12.3 mm; weight 0.39 g.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A63_408

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 equal-armed cross iconographic crosses chain mail jaws chain mails martyrs Romanesque style dragons knights knight dragon Middle Ages fight good evil pagans spear Adalbert Saint ca 956–997 spears Obv. beaded border chain mail thrusting turned upside down Rv. triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls intersection arms ball 1125–1138 Kraków coin diameter 11.8–12.3 mm weight 0.39 g small round metallic object worn textured surface sits centered white background object silver-gray darker gray shadows slight brownish tones edges irregular raised indented areas suggesting relief pattern curved lines rough patches visible across face.