Légende

denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1107–1138), allegories, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1086–1138), equal-armed cross, spearhead (issue mark), crosses, jaws, chain mail, chain mails, martyrs, knight, Romanesque (style), knights, jaws, dragons, Middle Ages, Adalbert (Saint; ca. 956–997), fight between good and evil, fight against pagans, spear, spears, dragon. 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 (two of them have one dot each, one arm effaced, one missing due to a defect in the coin). At the intersection of the arms, a ball with a dot. Between them, one ball (each has one dot; the fourth quarter is missing due to a defect in the coin). ca. 1125–1138, Kraków, Poland; coin; diameter 10.5–11.8 mm; weight 0.12 g.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A63_495

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

27.0Mo (1011.4Ko) / 26.0cm x 26.0cm / 3071 x 3071 (300dpi)

Mots clés

denarius Boleslaw III Krzywousty prince Poland 1107–1138 allegories 1086–1138 equal-armed cross spearhead issue mark crosses jaws chain mail chain mails martyrs knight Romanesque style knights dragons Middle Ages Adalbert Saint ca 956–997 fight good evil pagans spear spears dragon Obv beaded border chain mail thrusting turned upside down Rv triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls two them dot arm effaced missing due defect coin intersection arms ball fourth quarter 1125–1138 Kraków diameter 10.5–11.8 mm weight 0.12 g roughly crescent-shaped irregular object textured crinkled surface shades gray dull silver areas darker gray subtle brownish tones object uneven torn edges small curved protrusion side set plain white background.