Légende

denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1107–1138), allegories, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1086–1138), spearhead (issue mark), equal-armed cross, crosses, jaws, chain mail, knight, chain mails, martyrs, Romanesque (style), knights, jaws, dragons, dragon, Middle Ages, fight between good and evil, fight against pagans, spear, spears, Wojciech (St.; ca. 956–997). 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 (three of them have one dot each; the fourth may also have one—observation is prevented by under-striking). Between its arms, one ball (two of them have one dot each; the remaining two may also have one—observation is prevented by under-striking). ca. 1125–1138, Poland, Kraków, coin, diameter 13.2–13.7 mm, weight 0.57 g

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A65_049

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

27.0Mo (1.3Mo) / 26.0cm x 26.0cm / 3071 x 3071 (300dpi)

Mots clés

denarius Boleslaw III Krzywousty prince Poland 1107–1138 allegories 1086–1138 spearhead issue mark equal-armed cross crosses jaws chain mail knight chain mails martyrs Romanesque style knights dragons dragon Middle Ages fight good evil pagans spear spears Wojciech St ca 956–997 Obv beaded border chain mail thrusting turned upside down Rv triple beaded border isosceles cross topped balls three them dot fourth also observation prevented under-striking arms ball two remaining two 1125–1138 Kraków coin diameter 13.2–13.7 mm weight 0.57 g circular metallic object central raised cross- feature surrounded concentric ridges small dots exhibiting textured slightly worn surface visible colors include silver gray darker gray shadows.