Légende

denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1086–1138), allegories, equal-armed cross, crosses, spearhead (issue mark), jaws, chain mail, martyrs, knight, Romanesque (style), dragons, dragon, Adalbert (Saint; ca. 956–997), fight between good and evil, Middle Ages, fight against pagans, spear, spears. Obv.: In the beaded border, a knight in chain mail thrusting a spearhead into the jaws of a dragon turned upside down. At the knight's left foot, a figure resembling the number '7' angled toward the foot; the vertices of the figure are marked with dots. Rv.: In the triple beaded border, an isosceles cross topped with spheres (one with a dot). At the intersection of the arms, a dot; between the arms, one dot closer to the center and one sun-like symbol closer to the ends. ca. 1125–1138. Poland, Kraków. Coin; diameter 12.2–12.8 mm; weight 0.36 g.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A64_341

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 allegories equal-armed cross crosses spearhead issue mark jaws chain mail martyrs knight Romanesque style dragons dragon Adalbert Saint ca 956–997 fight good evil Middle Ages pagans spear spears Obv. beaded border chain mail thrusting turned upside down knight's left foot figure resembling number 7 angled foot vertices figure marked dots Rv. triple beaded border isosceles cross topped spheres dot intersection arms dot closer center sun- symbol closer ends 1125–1138 Kraków Coin diameter 12.2–12.8 mm weight 0.36 g round metallic object worn textured surface sits white background object primarily silver-gray darker gray areas recesses slight hints tarnished yellow-brown edges face raised central cross- pattern surrounded concentric beaded ridged rings small floral star- motifs.