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Denier Bracteate - Albert II
| Issuer | Thuringia, Landgraviate of |
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| Year | 1265-1294 |
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| Obverse description | Equestrian figure of Landgrave Albert II advancing to the left, depicted in full armor and bearing a heraldic shield on his left arm while raising a banner or lance in his right hand; a tower appears in the field behind the rider. The central design is enclosed within a beaded inner border, with two towers and two letter Rs distributed symmetrically in the outer marginal field, characteristic of the stylized decorative framing typical of Thuringian bracteate coinage of the late 13th century. |
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| Mintage | ND (1265-1294) |
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Albert II ruled Thuringia during a period of sustained conflict with the Wettin margraves of Meissen over contested territorial claims, and his coinage reflects the political fragmentation of the region — multiple minting authorities operating simultaneously, producing thin bracteates that circulated alongside rival issues. The Löbbecke and Bonhoff references place this piece within a well-documented but internally complex series, where attribution to specific minting sites within the landgraviate remains a point of ongoing scholarly debate.