Légende

denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (Prince of Poland; 1107–1138), allegories, equal-armed cross, crosses, jaws, chain mail, spearhead (issue mark), martyrs, Romanesque (style), knight, dragons, Middle Ages, very good (state of preservation), fight between good and evil, Adalbert (Saint; ca. 956–997), fight against pagans, spear, spears. 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 double beaded border, an isosceles cross topped with balls (two of them with one dot each). A dot at the crossing of the arms. Between them, one sun. ca. 1125–1138, Poland, Kraków, coin, diameter 12.2–12.9 mm, weight 0.68 g

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A64_216

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 1107–1138 allegories equal-armed cross crosses jaws chain mail spearhead issue mark martyrs Romanesque style knight dragons Middle Ages good state preservation fight evil Adalbert Saint ca 956–997 pagans spear spears Obv beaded border chain mail thrusting dragon turned upside down Rv double beaded border isosceles cross topped balls two them dot crossing arms sun 1125–1138 Kraków coin diameter 12.2–12.9 mm weight 0.68 g circular metallic object worn embossed design sits plain white background object silver-gray darker gray shadows recessed areas slight brownish tarnish spots showing raised figure person wearing short skirt- garment holding long curved object second raised form nearby ridged texture curved hooked within beaded circular border.