Légende

denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1107–1138), spearhead (issue mark), equal-armed cross, jaw, chain mail, martyrs, Romanesque (style), knight, jaws, crosses, dragons, fight between good and evil, fight against pagans, Adalbert (St.; ca. 956–997), spear, spears, Middle Ages. Obv. In the beaded border, a knight in chain mail thrusting a spearhead into the jaws of a dragon turned upside down. Under the knight's right elbow, an isosceles cross topped with balls (one of them with a dot). Rv. In the triple beaded border, an isosceles cross topped with balls. At the intersection of the arms, a ball. Between the central ball and the crossbar at the end of each arm, one ball (two of them with a dot). ca. 1125–1138. Kraków, Poland. Coin, diam. 12.2–12.9 mm, weight 0.45 g.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A65_039

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 spearhead issue mark equal-armed cross jaw chain mail martyrs Romanesque style knight jaws crosses dragons fight good evil pagans Adalbert St ca 956–997 spear spears Middle Ages Obv beaded border chain mail thrusting dragon turned upside down Under knight's right elbow isosceles cross topped balls them dot Rv triple beaded border intersection arms ball central ball crossbar arm two 1125–1138 Kraków Coin diam 12.2–12.9 mm weight 0.45 g round metallic object textured surface showing raised central design cross- motif rounded nodes ends several small raised dots surrounded concentric beaded grooved rings object silver-gray areas darker gray patina slight darker shadowing edge set plain white background.