Légende

denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1086–1138; reign 1107–1138), allegories, equal-armed cross, crosses, spearhead (issue mark), chain mail, chain mails, jaws, knight, martyrs, Romanesque (style), dragons, knights, dragon, Adalbert (St.; ca. 956–997), Middle Ages, fight between good and evil, spear, spears, fight against pagans. Obv.: in the beaded border, a knight in chain mail thrusting a spearhead into the jaws of an upside-down dragon. Rv.: in the triple beaded border, an isosceles cross topped with balls (one with a dot); between its arms, one ball each (with dots); one arm intersects the other at approximately 1/3 of its length. ca. 1125–1138, Poland, Kraków, coin; diameter 11.8–12.1 mm; weight 0.32 g

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A64_313

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 reign 1107–1138 allegories equal-armed cross crosses spearhead issue mark chain mail chain mails jaws knight martyrs Romanesque style dragons knights dragon Adalbert St ca 956–997 Middle Ages fight good evil spear spears pagans Obv. beaded border chain mail thrusting upside-down dragon Rv. triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls dot arms ball dots arm intersects approximately 1 3 length 1125–1138 Kraków coin diameter 11.8–12.1 mm weight 0.32 g small round metallic object textured surface sits white background object primarily silver-gray darker gray shadows emphasizing raised recessed details features concentric ridges edge central design composed rounded bumps short linear elements.