Légende

denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1086–1138), allegories, spearhead (issue mark), chain mail (iconographic), crosses, equal-armed cross (iconographic), chain mail, jaws (iconographic), knight (iconographic), martyrs, dragons, Romanesque (style), knights, jaws, Middle Ages, dragon (iconographic), Adalbert (Saint; ca. 956–997), fight between good and evil (iconographic), spears, fight against pagans (iconographic), spear (iconographic). Obv.: In the linear 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 with one dot each). Between its arms, one ball (each with one dot). ca. 1125–1138. Poland, Kraków. Coin. Diameter 12.5–13.0 mm. Weight 0.54 g.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A64_181

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 1086–1138 allegories spearhead issue mark chain mail iconographic crosses equal-armed cross jaws knight martyrs dragons Romanesque style knights Middle Ages dragon Adalbert Saint ca 956–997 fight good evil spears pagans spear Obv. linear border chain mail thrusting turned upside down Rv. triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls two them dot arms ball 1125–1138 Kraków Coin Diameter 12.5–13.0 mm Weight 0.54 g small round metallic object worn textured surface sits plain white background object silver-gray darker gray shading recessed areas lighter highlights raised edges rim irregular slightly dented Within circular field faint raised depiction humanlike figure holding long diagonal staff rounded shapes nearby angular shape opposite side rendered silver-gray tones subtle shadowing emphasizes low relief surrounding white space clean uninterrupted color palette consists dark gray white.