Denier Bracteate

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.