Légende

denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1086–1138), allegories, spearhead (issue mark), chain mail (iconographic), equal-armed cross (iconographic), mouth (iconographic), martyrs, knight (iconographic), Romanesque (style), dragons, fight between good and evil (iconographic), fight against pagans (iconographic), spear (iconographic), Adalbert (Saint; ca. 956–997), spears. Obverse: In the beaded 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; at the intersection of the arms, a ball; between the arms, one ball (one of them has a dot). ca. 1125–1138. Poland, Kraków. Coin. Diameter 12.1–12.3 mm. Weight 0.35 g.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A63_433

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 equal-armed cross mouth martyrs knight Romanesque style dragons fight good evil pagans spear Adalbert Saint ca 956–997 spears Obverse beaded border chain mail thrusting jaws dragon turned upside down Reverse triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls intersection arms ball them dot 1125–1138 Kraków Coin Diameter 12.1–12.3 mm Weight 0.35 g single round metallic object sits near center white background silver-gray darker gray shadows slight earthy brownish tones places showing raised circular border indented central design forms cross- pattern rounded knobs ends textured concentric ridges surrounding .