Légende

denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1086–1138), allegories, equal-armed cross, spearhead (issue mark), chainmail, crosses, mouth, martyrs, knight, Romanesque (style), dragons, knights, mouths, dragon, fight between good and evil, Middle Ages, fight against pagans, spear, Adalbert (St.; ca. 956–997), spears. 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 balls (one of them has a dot). Between its arms, one ball (each of them has a dot). One arm intersects the other at approximately 1/3 of its length. ca. 1125–1138, Poland, Kraków, coin; diameter 12.9–13.4 mm; weight 0.38 g

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A65_008

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 spearhead issue mark chainmail crosses mouth martyrs knight Romanesque style dragons knights mouths dragon fight good evil Middle Ages pagans spear Adalbert St ca 956–997 spears Obv. beaded border chain mail thrusting jaws turned upside down Rv. triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls them dot arms ball arm intersects approximately 1 3 length 1125–1138 Kraków coin diameter 12.9–13.4 mm weight 0.38 g round metallic object textured worn surface shades silver gray sits white background object irregular raised indented areas circular border linear curved markings creating rough pattern across face.