Légende

denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1086–1138/1107–1138), allegories, spearhead (issue mark), chain mail (iconographic), crosses, equal-armed cross (iconographic), jaws (iconographic), knight (iconographic), martyrs, Romanesque (style), knights, dragons, dragon (iconographic), Adalbert (Saint; ca. 956–997), fight between good and evil (iconographic), Middle Ages, spears, fight against pagans (iconographic), spear (iconographic). Obverse: in the beaded border, a knight in chain mail thrusting a spearhead into the jaws of a dragon turned upside down. Reverse: in the triple beaded border, an isosceles cross topped with balls; between its arms, one ball. ca. 1125–1138, Poland, Kraków; coin; diameter 12.3–13.1 mm; weight 0.43 g

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A64_259

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 1107–1138 allegories spearhead issue mark chain mail iconographic crosses equal-armed cross jaws knight martyrs Romanesque style knights dragons dragon Adalbert Saint ca 956–997 fight good evil Middle Ages spears pagans spear Obverse beaded border chain mail thrusting turned upside down Reverse triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls arms ball 1125–1138 Kraków coin diameter 12.3–13.1 mm weight 0.43 g single round metallic object rough textured surface centered white background showing worn relief depicting figure raised shapes object silver-gray darker gray shadows slight darker spots areas lighter silver highlights raised portions.