Légende

denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1107–1138), allegories, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1086–1138), equal-armed cross, jaws, crosses, chain mail, martyrs, spearhead (issue mark), jaws, Romanesque (style), dragons, knight, knights, Middle Ages, fight against pagans, fight between good and evil, dragon, spear, Adalbert (Saint; ca. 956–997), spears. Obv. In the linear border, a knight in chain mail thrusting a spearhead into the jaws of a dragon turned upside down. Rv. In the elliptical, triple beaded border, an isosceles cross topped with balls. Between its arms, a single sun. One arm intersects the other at approximately 1/3 of its length. ca. 1125–1138, Poland, Kraków, coin, diameter 11.7–12.2 mm, weight 0.34 g

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A64_300

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

27.0Mo (571.9Ko) / 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 jaws crosses chain mail martyrs spearhead issue mark Romanesque style dragons knight knights Middle Ages fight pagans good evil dragon spear Adalbert Saint ca 956–997 spears Obv linear border chain mail thrusting turned upside down Rv elliptical triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls arms single sun arm intersects approximately 1 3 length 1125–1138 Kraków coin diameter 11.7–12.2 mm weight 0.34 g single round metallic object raised rim textured surface sits white background object silver-gray darker gray shadows slight areas lighter almost white highlights central area raised cross- pattern rounded nodules ends irregular indentations scalloped circular borders surrounding rendered varying tones silver muted metallic sheen.