Légende

denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1107–1138), allegories, equal-armed cross, crosses, jaws, spearhead (issue mark), chain mail, martyrs, knight, Romanesque (style), dragons, jaw, chain mail, knights, dragon, Adalbert (Saint; ca. 956–997), fight between good and evil, fight against pagans, spear, spears, Middle Ages. Obv.: In the beaded border, a knight in chain mail thrusting a spearhead into the jaws of a dragon turned upside down; a ball between the knight's legs. Rv.: In the triple beaded border, an isosceles cross topped with balls; between its arms, one ball (one of them has a dot). ca. 1125–1138. Poland, Kraków. Coin; diameter 12.2–12.5 mm; weight 0.40 g.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A63_418

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 1107–1138 allegories equal-armed cross crosses jaws spearhead issue mark chain mail martyrs knight Romanesque style dragons jaw knights dragon Adalbert Saint ca 956–997 fight good evil pagans spear spears Middle Ages Obv. beaded border chain mail thrusting turned upside down ball knight's legs Rv. triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls arms them dot 1125–1138 Kraków Coin diameter 12.2–12.5 mm weight 0.40 g small round metallic object worn textured surface sits white background object silver-gray darker gray patina recessed areas lighter silvery highlights raised portions raised central figure design curved linear elements raised border edge irregular indentations scratches background plain white no visible objects.