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Denier Bracteate - Albert I
| Issuer | Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Principality of |
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| Year | 1252-1279 |
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| Value | 1 Denier |
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| Obverse description | A stylized lion passant to the right occupies the central field, rendered in the bold, low-relief manner characteristic of 13th-century German bracteate coinage. The feline figure is depicted with a schematic mane composed of pellets or beaded clusters, with curled tail raised. A Gothic letter 'A' appears in the lower field beneath the lion, serving as an initial denoting Duke Albert I of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel. The design is contained within a plain inner border, set against the thin, uniface flan typical of bracteate technique. |
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| Obverse lettering | A |
| Reverse description | Uniface bracteate; the reverse presents a plain, uninscribed surface showing only the incuse mirror impression of the obverse design, as is characteristic of all bracteate coinage of this period and region. |
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