Légende

denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1107–1138), allegories, equal-armed cross, chain mail, crosses, spearhead (issue mark), martyrs, jaws, knight, dragons, Romanesque (style), knights, dragon, Middle Ages, fight between good and evil, fight against pagans, Adalbert (Saint; ca. 956–997), spear, spears. Obv.: In the linear 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 (one with a dot); between its arms, one ball. ca. 1125–1138, Poland, Kraków; coin; diameter 12.9–13.2 mm; weight 0.49 g.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A63_467

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 1107–1138 allegories equal-armed cross chain mail crosses spearhead issue mark martyrs jaws knight dragons Romanesque style knights dragon Middle Ages fight good evil pagans Adalbert Saint ca 956–997 spear spears Obv. linear border chain mail thrusting turned upside down Rv. triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls dot arms ball 1125–1138 Kraków coin diameter 12.9–13.2 mm weight 0.49 g round metallic object silver-gray color sits near center white background featuring concentric raised rings edge central design formed irregular shapes lines metal surface areas darker gray patina slight tarnish textured hammered appearance uneven edge.