Légende

denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1086–1138), allegories, spearhead (issue mark), equal-armed cross, chain mail, crosses, jaws, martyrs, Romanesque (style), knight, dragons, Adalbert (St.; ca. 956–997), Middle Ages, fight against pagans, fight between good and evil, spear, 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 balls; a ball at the intersection of the arms; between its arms one ball (two of them have one dot each, the other two possibly as well — the blurred field of the coin in this part makes observation difficult). ca. 1125–1138, Kraków, Poland; coin; diameter 11.6–11.8 mm; weight 0.39 g.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A64_166

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 allegories spearhead issue mark equal-armed cross chain mail crosses jaws martyrs Romanesque style knight dragons Adalbert St ca 956–997 Middle Ages fight pagans good evil spear spears Obverse beaded border chain mail thrusting dragon turned upside down Reverse triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls ball intersection arms two them dot well blurred field coin part makes observation difficult 1125–1138 Kraków diameter 11.6–11.8 mm weight 0.39 g round metallic object textured surface sits near center white background object silver-gray darker gray shading recessed areas slight highlights raised portions raised profile head facing left elongated snout patterned area skirt decorative element plus textured border edge background plain white no visible elements.