Légende

denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1086–1138), 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.; ca. 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_417

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 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 ca 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 1125–1138 Kraków coin diameter 12.2 mm weight 0.31 g broken round metallic object textured surface concentric raised ridges shown plain white background object shades silver gray darker gray shadows slight hints bluish tones separated curved fragment rests near main piece.