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Denier Bracteate
| Issuer | Brandenburg, Margraviate 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, featuring a heraldic eagle displayed at center, with wings spread and head facing forward, rendered in low relief characteristic of Brandenburg bracteate coinage of the late 13th century. The eagle, emblem of the Ascanian margraves of Brandenburg, is depicted with stylized feathering and spread talons, occupying the central field within a raised border ring. The design is bold and simplified, consistent with the artistic conventions of regional north German bracteate production of the period. |
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| Mintage | ND (1250-1299) |
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Brandenburg's bracteate deniers of the late 13th century were produced under the Ascanians, who controlled the margraviate during its most territorially aggressive phase — the period when Brandenburg was actively pushing eastward into Pomerania and the lands beyond the Oder. Bracteate production in the region was a deliberate technical choice, not a default: the single-sided fabric allowed faster striking with less refined silver, practical for a march territory that needed coin volume more than it needed prestige currency.
Bahrf. 315 places this piece within a tightly contested attribution sequence where several adjacent types remain disputed between Brandenburg and neighboring ecclesiastical mints.