Catalog
Denier Bracteate
| Issuer | Lower Lusatia, Margravate of |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | Two eagle heads facing outwards in opposing directions, with a dot above each head; the design is rendered in low relief within a plain inner circle, typical of the thin single-sided bracteate format produced in the Lower Lusatian region during the medieval period. |
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| Reverse description | Typical of the bracteate format, the reverse presents a uniface incuse mirror impression of the obverse design, with no independently struck design or legend. |
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Lower Lusatia's bracteate deniers occupy an awkward numismatic corner — technically deniers by denomination, but struck as single-sided thin flans in the bracteate tradition that dominated northern and central German minting from the mid-twelfth century onward. The Margravate's issues are rarely documented with precision, and Bahrfeldt's numbering remains the primary organizing framework for collectors working this series.