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1 Hohlheller - Frederick II
| Issuer | Saxony (Albertinian Line), Electorate of |
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| Year | 1428-1444 |
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| Value | 1 Heller (1/2) |
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| Obverse description | A rampant lion facing left, depicted within a concave shield occupying the central field of this thin, bracteate-style Hohlheller. The design is struck in low relief on the convex face, with the lion's form rendered in the characteristic crude but expressive style of mid-15th century Saxon hammered coinage. The shield outline frames the charge, with irregular flan edges typical of the period. |
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| Reverse description | Blank incuse field, characteristic of the Hohlheller (hollow pfennig) bracteate technique, in which the obverse design appears in mirror-image intaglio relief on the reverse due to the single-die striking method employed for these thin, uniface silver coins. |
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| Mintage | ND (1428-1444) |
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