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Denier Bracteate
| Issuer | Goslar, City of |
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| Year | 1628-1693 |
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| Technique | Hammered (bracteate) |
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| Obverse lettering | GOS 1628 |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Goslar's late bracteate coinage is an anachronism by any measure — thin, single-sided silver pieces of this type had largely disappeared from German minting practice by the 14th century. That Goslar persisted with them into the late 17th century reflects the city's stubborn adherence to a local monetary tradition rooted in the rich silver output of the nearby Rammelsberg mine, which had been feeding the city's mints since the 10th century. The Rammelsberg's decline was already advanced by this period, and these small deniers represent the tail end of a once-substantial civic minting operation.