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Denier Bracteate - Abbey with Royal Participation
| Issuer | Abbey of Lindau (German States) |
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| Year | 1240 |
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| Reference(s) | Lebek#18 , Rutishauser#220 , Slg. Ulmer#63 , CC#90 , Cahn Ko#184 |
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| Reverse description | Uniface bracteate; the reverse displays only the incuse mirror image of the obverse design as an unavoidable consequence of the single-die hammered striking technique, with no intentional design, inscription, or decorative element present. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Lindau's Benedictine convent — founded in the ninth century on an island in Lake Constance — held imperial immediacy, answering directly to the crown rather than any regional bishop or secular lord. The "royal participation" designation reflects this direct relationship with the Staufen monarchy, at its peak under Frederick II precisely around this striking. Bracteates from small ecclesiastical mints at this scale were typically struck in short runs for local payments and pittances, which explains both their fragility and their survival almost exclusively in hoards.