Légende

denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1086–1138 and reign 1107–1138), allegories, spearhead (issue mark), crosses, chain mail (iconographic), jaws (iconographic), chain mails, martyrs, knight (iconographic), equal-armed cross (iconographic), Romanesque (style), knights, jaws, dragons, Middle Ages, Adalbert (St.; ca. 956–997), dragon (iconographic), fight between good and evil (iconographic), spear (iconographic), fight against pagans (iconographic), 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 spheres (one of them with a dot); between its arms, one sphere (two of them with a dot). ca. 1125–1138, Kraków, Poland; coin; diameter 12.3–12.7 mm; weight 0.32 g

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A63_474

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 reign 1107–1138 allegories spearhead issue mark crosses chain mail iconographic jaws chain mails martyrs knight equal-armed cross Romanesque style knights dragons Middle Ages Adalbert St ca 956–997 dragon fight good evil spear pagans spears Obverse beaded border chain mail thrusting turned upside down Reverse triple beaded border isosceles cross topped spheres them dot arms sphere two 1125–1138 Kraków coin diameter 12.3–12.7 mm weight 0.32 g round metallic object textured worn surface sits white background appearing shades silver gray slightly darker lighter areas object irregular raised rim uneven central relief organic curved shapes contours.