Denier Bracteate

Kolberg's bracteate issues from this period reflect the peculiar monetary fragmentation of Pomeranian towns operating largely outside the Hohenzollern and Ascanian spheres — local ecclesiastical and civic authorities struck thin silver pennies primarily to service regional market exchange, with little ambition beyond the immediate hinterland. The type recorded under Jesse 223 belongs to a transitional phase when Kolberg was consolidating municipal privileges granted under Lübeck law.

At 0.32 g, these pieces were struck on foils so thin that die pressure alone could crack the flan.