Légende

denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1086–1138), allegories, equal-armed cross, spearhead (issue mark), crosses, jaws, chain mail, knight, Romanesque (style), martyrs, knights, dragons, dragon, Middle Ages, fight against pagans, fight between good and evil, Adalbert (Saint; ca. 956–997), spear, 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 them, one ball. One arm intersects the other at approximately 1/3 of its length. ca. 1125–1138, Poland, Kraków, coin, diameter 11.5–11.9 mm, weight 0.44 g

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A63_464

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 equal-armed cross spearhead issue mark crosses jaws chain mail knight Romanesque style martyrs knights dragons dragon Middle Ages fight pagans good evil Adalbert Saint ca 956–997 spear spears Obv beaded border chain mail thrusting turned upside down Rv triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls intersection arms ball them arm intersects approximately 1 3 length 1125–1138 Kraków coin diameter 11.5–11.9 mm weight 0.44 g round metallic object textured uneven surface sits white background object raised irregular shapes carved-looking lines suggesting figure pattern rim edge areas light shadow create highlights darker gray tones presenting silver gray colors.