denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1107–1138), allegories, spearhead (issue mark), equal-armed cross (iconographic), crosses, chainmail, chainmail (iconographic), mouth (iconographic), knight (iconographic), martyrs, Romanesque (style), knights, dragons, dragon (iconographic), mouths, Middle Ages, Adalbert (Saint; ca. 956–997), fight of good against evil (iconographic), spear (iconographic), fight against pagans, spears. Obv.: in the beaded border, a knight in chain mail thrusting a spearhead into the jaws of an upside-down dragon; under the knight's right elbow, three dots forming a triangle; under the knight's left elbow, two dots aligned vertically. Rv.: in the triple beaded border, an isosceles cross topped with balls; between its arms, nearer the center, one dot, and nearer the ends, one sun (three of them have one dot; the fourth may also have one, though the field is blurred). c. 1125–1138. Poland, Kraków. Coin. Diameter 12.3–13.1 mm. Weight 0.52 g.
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denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1107–1138), allegories, spearhead (issue mark), equal-armed cross (iconographic), crosses, chainmail, chainmail (iconographic), mouth (iconographic), knight (iconographic), martyrs, Romanesque (style), knights, dragons, dragon (iconographic), mouths, Middle Ages, Adalbert (Saint; ca. 956–997), fight of good against evil (iconographic), spear (iconographic), fight against pagans, spears. Obv.: in the beaded border, a knight in chain mail thrusting a spearhead into the jaws of an upside-down dragon; under the knight's right elbow, three dots forming a triangle; under the knight's left elbow, two dots aligned vertically. Rv.: in the triple beaded border, an isosceles cross topped with balls; between its arms, nearer the center, one dot, and nearer the ends, one sun (three of them have one dot; the fourth may also have one, though the field is blurred). c. 1125–1138. Poland, Kraków. Coin. Diameter 12.3–13.1 mm. Weight 0.52 g.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A65_023

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 1107–1138 allegories spearhead issue mark equal-armed cross iconographic crosses chainmail mouth knight martyrs Romanesque style knights dragons dragon mouths Middle Ages Adalbert Saint ca 956–997 fight good evil spear pagans spears Obv. beaded border chain mail thrusting jaws upside-down dragon under knight's right elbow three dots forming triangle knight's left elbow two dots aligned vertically Rv. triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls arms nearer center dot ends sun three them fourth also though field blurred c 1125–1138 Kraków Coin Diameter 12.3–13.1 mm Weight 0.52 g circular metallic object rough textured surface showing irregular raised recessed areas worn edges displaying embossed shapes resemble abstract figures patterns object primarily silver-gray darker gray shadows slight brownish patina crevices set white background.

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