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Denier Bracteate
| Issuer | Dömitz, City of |
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| Year | 1250-1299 |
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| Technique | Hammered (bracteate) |
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| Obverse description | Single-sided bracteate struck in thin silver sheet, displaying a stylized tower or gate motif in the central field. The architectural device appears as a tall central structure flanked by two shorter turrets or merlons, rendered in a bold, schematic style characteristic of North German medieval bracteates. The design is contained within a plain raised rim formed by the striking process. No legend or inscription is present; the entire composition is devoted to the heraldic device, likely referencing the city gate or fortifications of Dömitz. |
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| Reverse description | As a bracteate, the reverse presents the incuse mirror image of the obverse design impressed into the thin silver flan during the single-blow striking process. The incuse impression shows the tower or gate device in negative relief, with the characteristic shallow, ghosted appearance typical of North German bracteate coinage of the late 13th century. The plain rim is visible in relief on the reverse as a corresponding recessed channel. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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