Légende

denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1086–1138; ruled 1107–1138), spearhead (issue mark), allegories, equal-armed cross, crosses, chain mail, jaws, martyrs, Romanesque (style), knight, dragons, Middle Ages, fight between good and evil, fight against pagans, spears, Adalbert (St.; c. 956–997). Obv. In the beaded border, a knight in chain mail thrusting a spearhead into the jaws of a dragon turned upside down. On the outer side of the knight's right forearm, a ball. Rv. In the triple beaded border, an isosceles cross topped with balls; between its arms, one ball. ca. 1125–1138, Kraków, Poland. Coin; diameter 12.2 mm; weight 0.31 g.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A63_416

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

27.0Mo (1.2Mo) / 26.0cm x 26.0cm / 3071 x 3071 (300dpi)

Mots clés

denarius Boleslaw III Krzywousty prince Poland 1086–1138 ruled 1107–1138 spearhead issue mark allegories equal-armed cross crosses chain mail jaws martyrs Romanesque style knight dragons Middle Ages fight good evil pagans spears Adalbert St c 956–997 Obv beaded border chain mail thrusting dragon turned upside down outer side knight's right forearm ball Rv triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls arms ca 1125–1138 Kraków Coin diameter 12.2 mm weight 0.31 g broken metallic coin white background larger round piece detached sliver beside surface worn raised relief irregular edges visible texture indentations suggesting embossed design coin displays silvery gray tones darker gray shadows subtle highlights.