Légende

denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1086-1138), spearhead (issue mark), equal-armed cross, chainmail, crosses, mouth, martyrs, knight, Romanesque (style), dragons, mouths, dragon, Adalbert (Saint; ca. 956-997), fight between good and evil, Middle Ages, fight against pagans, spears, Knights, spear. Obv. In the beaded border, a knight in chain mail thrusting the spearhead into the jaws of a dragon turned upside down. Between his feet, a dot below them. Rv. In the triple beaded border, an isosceles cross topped with spheres (one of them with a dot). Between its arms radiate two spheres (smaller ones closer to the center of the cross, the other larger). ca. 1125–1138, Poland, Kraków, coin, diameter 12.1–12.6 mm, weight 0.54 g

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A64_487

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 spearhead issue mark equal-armed cross chainmail crosses mouth martyrs knight Romanesque style dragons mouths dragon Adalbert Saint ca 956-997 fight good evil Middle Ages pagans spears Knights spear Obv beaded border chain mail thrusting jaws turned upside down feet dot them Rv triple beaded border isosceles cross topped spheres arms radiate two spheres smaller ones closer center larger 1125–1138 Kraków coin diameter 12.1–12.6 mm weight 0.54 g circular metallic object raised rim central relief humanlike figure holding object hand rendered varying shades silver gray set plain white background.