Catalog
Denier Bracteate
| Issuer | Hildesheim, City of |
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| Year | 1400-1499 |
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| Currency | Pfennig |
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| Obverse description | Within a plain inner circle, a quadripartite shield bearing the four-fold arms of the City of Hildesheim: the upper-left and lower-right quarters each display a group of pellets arranged in a triangular formation, while the upper-right and lower-left quarters are plain, divided by a central horizontal and vertical bar. The shield is rendered in low relief characteristic of bracteate hammered coinage, with no surrounding legend. |
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| Reverse description | Typical of bracteate coinage, the reverse displays a uniface incuse mirror impression of the obverse design, with no intentional decorative or inscriptional elements; the surface is otherwise blank. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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