Légende

denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (Prince of Poland; 1107–1138), allegories, chainmail, spearhead (issue mark), chainmail (iconographic), equal-armed cross (iconographic), crosses, jaws (iconographic), knight (iconographic), martyrs, Romanesque (style), knights, dragons, dragon (iconographic), jaws, fight between good and evil (iconographic), spear (iconographic), Adalbert (Saint; ca. 956–997), fight against pagans (iconographic), Middle Ages. 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 (one dot on each). At the intersection of the arms, a ball with a dot; between the arms, one ball (one dot on each). ca. 1125–1138, Kraków, Poland; coin; diameter 11.8–12.1 mm; weight 0.39 g.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A63_488

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 chainmail spearhead issue mark iconographic equal-armed cross crosses jaws knight martyrs Romanesque style knights dragons dragon fight good evil spear Adalbert Saint ca 956–997 pagans Middle Ages Obv. beaded border chain mail thrusting turned upside down Rv. triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls dot intersection arms ball 1125–1138 Kraków coin diameter 11.8–12.1 mm weight 0.39 g single round metallic object textured surface sits near center white background object concentric raised ridges central cross- raised design rounded knobs ends metal displays silver gray tones small darker shadows slight greenish spots.