Légende

denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1086–1138 / 1107–1138), allegories, spearhead (issue mark), equal-armed cross, chain mail, crosses, jaws, knight, martyrs, Romanesque (style), knights, dragons, dragon, Middle Ages, fight between good and evil, Adalbert (Saint; ca. 956–997), fight against pagans, spear, 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 triple beaded border, an isosceles cross topped with spheres (one dot on each). A dot at the crossing of the arms. Between them, one sun (one dot on each of the spheres). ca. 1125–1138, Poland, Kraków, coin, diameter 12.5–12.9 mm, weight 0.65 g

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A64_322

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 1086–1138 1107–1138 allegories spearhead issue mark equal-armed cross chain mail crosses jaws knight martyrs Romanesque style knights dragons dragon Middle Ages fight good evil Adalbert Saint ca 956–997 pagans spear spears Obv linear border chain mail thrusting turned upside down Rv triple beaded border isosceles cross topped spheres dot crossing arms them sun 1125–1138 Kraków coin diameter 12.5–12.9 mm weight 0.65 g round metallic object worn surface centered white background showing raised relief human figure another indistinct form object silver-gray darker gray patina subtle brownish tones crevices.