Légende

denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1107–1138), allegories, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1086–1138), spearhead (issue mark), chain mail, chain mail (iconographic), crosses, jaws (iconographic), equal-armed cross (iconographic), knight (iconographic), martyrs, Romanesque (style), knights, dragon (iconographic), jaws, dragons, Adalbert (Saint; ca. 956–997), Middle Ages, spear (iconographic), spears, fight between good and evil (iconographic), fight against pagans (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 (one of them has a dot). Between its arms, one ball (two of them have a dot). One arm intersects the other at approximately 1/3 of its length. c. 1125–1138, Poland, Kraków, coin; diameter 12.8–13.2 mm; weight 0.36 g

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A64_287

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 1107–1138 allegories 1086–1138 spearhead issue mark chain mail iconographic crosses jaws equal-armed cross knight martyrs Romanesque style knights dragon dragons Adalbert Saint ca 956–997 Middle Ages spear spears fight good evil pagans Obverse beaded border chain mail thrusting turned upside down Reverse triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls them dot arms ball two arm intersects approximately 1 3 length c 1125–1138 Kraków coin diameter 12.8–13.2 mm weight 0.36 g roughly circular metallic object textured worn surface centered white background object concentric raised rings central motif composed rounded bumps short ridges irregular outer edge varied surface highlights shadows Colors visible include silver gray darker gray small areas brownish tarnish.