Légende

denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1086–1138), allegories, equal-armed cross, crosses, spearhead (issue mark), chain mail, mouth, knight, martyrs, dragons, Romanesque (style), Middle Ages, very good (state of preservation), Adalbert (Saint; ca. 956–997), fight against pagans, fight between good and evil. 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; between its arms, one ball (two of them with one dot). ca. 1125–1138, Poland, Kraków, coin; diameter 12.1–12.8 mm, weight 0.51 g

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A64_208

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 chain mail mouth knight martyrs dragons Romanesque style Middle Ages good state preservation Adalbert Saint ca 956–997 fight pagans evil Obv. beaded border chain mail thrusting jaws dragon turned upside down Rv. triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls arms ball two them dot 1125–1138 Kraków coin diameter 12.1–12.8 mm weight 0.51 g round metallic object worn textured surface showing raised scene object silver-gray darker gray shading recesses lighter highlights raised areas raised scene includes figure triangular skirt- garment standing facing creature elongated body open mouth figure holds vertical object stands beside object's edge slightly irregular background plain white.