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Denier Bracteate
| Issuer | Erfurt, City of |
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| Year | 1500-1525 |
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| Weight | 0.32 g |
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| Obverse description | Bracteate type struck on a thin, irregularly shaped flan. Central device depicts the arms of the city of Erfurt: a cartouche-style shield bearing a six-spoked wheel, rendered in Gothic style. The shield is surmounted by a plain horizontal bar forming the top of the frame. Above the shield, the Gothic inscription +E+ appears in the field, serving as an abbreviated legend identifying the issuing city. The overall design is characteristic of late medieval German municipal bracteate coinage. |
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| Reverse description | Blank, as is typical of bracteate coinage, where the design of the obverse appears as an incuse mirror impression on the reverse due to the single-die hammered striking technique on a thin silver flan. |
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| Mintage | ND (1500-1525) |
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