Légende

denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1086–1138), allegories, chain mail (iconographic), spearhead (issue mark), equal-armed cross (iconographic), crosses, jaws (iconographic), knight (iconographic), martyrs, Romanesque (style), dragons, knights, jaws, Middle Ages, dragon (iconographic), Adalbert (Saint; ca. 956–997), fight between good and evil (iconographic), fight against pagans (iconographic), spears, spear (iconographic). Obv.: In the beaded border, a knight in chain mail thrusting a spearhead into the jaws of a dragon turned upside down. A dot between the knight's feet. Rv.: In the triple beaded border, an isosceles cross topped with balls (two of them with one dot each). Between its arms, in two quarters, one ball each; in the next two, closer to the center of the cross, a radiating dot and one ball with a dot each. c. 1125–1138, Poland, Kraków; coin; diameter 11.6–12.0 mm; weight 0.36 g.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A64_210

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 chain mail iconographic spearhead issue mark equal-armed cross crosses jaws knight martyrs Romanesque style dragons knights Middle Ages dragon Adalbert Saint ca 956–997 fight good evil pagans spears spear Obv. beaded border chain mail thrusting turned upside down dot knight's feet Rv. triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls two them arms two quarters ball next two closer center radiating dot c 1125–1138 Kraków coin diameter 11.6–12.0 mm weight 0.36 g small round metallic object sits near white background silver-gray darker gray areas slightly worn textured surface Embossed face raised depiction human- figure conical patterned garment short legs holding long staff extends diagonally side raised element resembling frond cluster curved shapes object's rim uneven subtle indentations wear surrounding area plain white.