Légende

denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1107–1138), allegories, spearhead (issue mark), equal-armed cross, crosses, chain mail, knight, mouth, martyrs, Romanesque (style), knights, mouths, dragons, dragon, Middle Ages, fight between good and evil, fight against pagans, Adalbert (St.; ca. 956–997), spears, spear. Obv.: In the beaded 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 of them has a dot; others may also have a dot—the coin's field is not fully punched). Between its arms, in two quarters, two radiating spheres each (smaller ones closer to the center, larger ones farther out). In the two remaining quarters, one sphere each. ca. 1125–1138, Poland, Kraków; coin; diameter 11.7–12.1 mm; weight 0.51 g.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A64_478

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 1107–1138 allegories spearhead issue mark equal-armed cross crosses chain mail knight mouth martyrs Romanesque style knights mouths dragons dragon Middle Ages fight good evil pagans Adalbert St ca 956–997 spears spear Obv. beaded border chain mail thrusting jaws turned upside down Rv. triple beaded border isosceles cross topped spheres them dot also coin's field fully punched arms two quarters two radiating smaller ones closer center larger ones farther remaining quarters sphere 1125–1138 Kraków coin diameter 11.7–12.1 mm weight 0.51 g round metallic object worn textured surface sits white background object raised carved figure standing pose holding long staff- item another hanging element near hand figure simplified facial feature two round shapes eyes small rounded rim slightly irregular metal displays shades silver gray darker recesses lighter highlights.