Légende

denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1107–1138), allegories, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1086–1138), equal-armed cross, spearhead (issue mark), chain mail, crosses, jaws, martyrs, Romanesque (style), knight, jaws, knights, dragon, Middle Ages, fight between good and evil, fight against pagans, dragons, spear, Adalbert (Saint; ca. 956–997), spears. Obv. In the beaded border, a knight in chain mail thrusting a spearhead into the jaws of a dragon turned upside down. A ball under the knight's right elbow. Rv. In the triple beaded border, an isosceles cross topped with balls (two of them with one dot each). A ball at the intersection of the arms. Between the arms, one ball (two of them with one dot each; possibly also on the other two — observation is prevented by the under-striking of this part of the coin field). ca. 1125–1138, Poland, Kraków, coin, diameter 12.2–12.6 mm, weight 0.56 g

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A64_295

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

27.0Mo (1.3Mo) / 26.0cm x 26.0cm / 3071 x 3071 (300dpi)

Mots clés

denarius Boleslaw III Krzywousty prince Poland 1107–1138 allegories 1086–1138 equal-armed cross spearhead issue mark chain mail crosses jaws martyrs Romanesque style knight knights dragon Middle Ages fight good evil pagans dragons spear Adalbert Saint ca 956–997 spears Obv beaded border chain mail thrusting turned upside down ball under knight's right elbow Rv triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls two them dot ball intersection arms also observation prevented under-striking part coin field 1125–1138 Kraków coin diameter 12.2–12.6 mm weight 0.56 g circular metallic object textured slightly worn surface sits white background showing raised central design includes group irregular shapes relief details suggesting layered forms rim rope- object silver-gray varying highlights shadows showing darker gray recessed areas brighter silver raised subtle variations off-white light reflects.