Denier Bracteate - Albert II

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.