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Denier Bracteate - Adolphus IV
| Issuer | Holstein-Schaumburg, County of |
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| Year | 1225-1238 |
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| Value | 1 Denier |
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| Obverse description | Stylized cathedral or church facade rendered in low relief at center, depicted frontally with a prominent arched doorway at the base adorned with a row of pellets, two flanking towers surmounted by globes or finials, and a central tower rising above bearing a small window or architectural detail. The entire design is contained within a raised inner ring, with the broad, slightly concave bracteate flan characteristic of north German hammered coinage of the early 13th century. No legend or inscription is present. |
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| Reverse description | Uniface bracteate; reverse is blank and concave, showing only the incuse mirror impression of the obverse design as an inherent result of the single-die hammered bracteate striking technique. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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