Légende

denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1086–1138), allegories, spearhead (issue mark), equal-armed cross, chain mail, crosses, jaws, knight, dragons, Romanesque (style), martyrs, knights, dragon, jaws, Middle Ages, fight between good and evil, Adalbert (Saint; ca. 956–997), 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 triple beaded border, an isosceles cross topped with spheres (one of them has a dot). At the crossing of the arms, a dot. Between them, one sun (two of them have one dot). ca. 1125–1138, Kraków, Poland. Coin; diameter 12.1–12.6 mm, weight 0.60 g.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A64_281

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 spearhead issue mark equal-armed cross chain mail crosses jaws knight dragons Romanesque style martyrs knights dragon Middle Ages fight good evil Adalbert Saint ca 956–997 spear spears Obv. beaded border chain mail thrusting turned upside down Rv. triple beaded border isosceles cross topped spheres them dot crossing arms sun two 1125–1138 Kraków Coin diameter 12.1–12.6 mm weight 0.60 g circular metallic object raised textured surface sits white background object central formed raised lines ending rounded knobs surrounded concentric borders small floral star- motifs metal silver-gray darker gray shadows slight brownish tarnish places.