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Denier Bracteate
| Issuer | Brandenburg, Margraviate of |
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| Year | 1250-1299 |
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| Value | 1 Denier |
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| Reverse description | Blank, as is typical of bracteate coinage, the reverse showing only the incuse mirror impression of the obverse design transferred through the thin silver flan during striking. |
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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 Ascanian margraves at a moment when the margraviate was aggressively expanding eastward into Slavic territories. The single-sided striking technique — a deliberate consequence of the coin's extreme thinness — was dominant across northern Germany and the Baltic fringe during this period, driven partly by silver shortages that made thicker, double-sided flans economically impractical for small transactions.
Bahrf#61 sits in a series notoriously difficult to attribute with precision, as multiple Brandenburg mints operated concurrently with overlapping die styles.