Légende

denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1086–1138), allegories, equal-armed cross, crosses, spearhead (issue mark), jaws, chain mail, martyrs, knight, Romanesque (style), dragons, Middle Ages, fight between good and evil, fight against pagans, spears, spear, Adalbert (Saint; ca. 956–997), very good (state of preservation). 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 sun (two of them with a dot). ca. 1125–1138, Poland, Kraków; coin; diameter 12.7–13.0 mm; weight 0.70 g

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A64_189

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 equal-armed cross crosses spearhead issue mark jaws chain mail martyrs knight Romanesque style dragons Middle Ages fight good evil pagans spears spear Adalbert Saint ca 956–997 state preservation Obv. beaded border chain mail thrusting dragon turned upside down Rv. triple beaded border isosceles cross topped spheres them dot arms sun two 1125–1138 Kraków coin diameter 12.7–13.0 mm weight 0.70 g circular metallic object textured surface sits white background object silver-gray darker gray shadows recessed areas subtle highlights raised portions concentric rings central raised cross- motif surrounded small shapes star- impressions rim slightly irregular metal surface hammered uneven texture small dents variations tone.