Légende

denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1107–1138), allegories, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1086–1138), spearhead (issue mark), equal-armed cross, crosses, jaws, chain mail, chain mails, martyrs, Romanesque (style), jaws, knight, dragons, knights, dragon, Middle Ages, Adalbert (St.; ca. 956–997), fight against pagans, fight between good and evil, 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 spheres (one of them with a dot). Between its arms, one sphere (two of them with dots). ca. 1125–1138, Poland, Kraków, coin, diameter 12.1–12.6 mm, weight 0.41 g

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A64_038

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 1107–1138 allegories 1086–1138 spearhead issue mark equal-armed cross crosses jaws chain mail chain mails martyrs Romanesque style knight dragons knights dragon Middle Ages Adalbert St ca 956–997 fight pagans good evil spear spears Obv beaded border chain mail thrusting turned upside down Rv triple beaded border isosceles cross topped spheres them dot arms sphere two dots 1125–1138 Kraków coin diameter 12.1–12.6 mm weight 0.41 g small round metallic object sits near center white background worn textured raised indented areas suggesting relief design visible colors silver gray darker gray areas faint hints darker greenish patina object's edge slightly irregular rim surface shiny highlights duller matte spots background bright white empty object.