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Denier Bracteate - Anonymous
| Issuer | Teutonic Order |
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| Year | 1337-1345 |
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| Technique | Hammered (bracteate) |
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| Reverse description | Incuse mirror image of the obverse design, as is inherent to bracteate coinage struck on a single thin flan from one die. The field shows a faint, shallow ghost impression of the crown and cross motif from the obverse strike, with no independent design, legend, or device intentionally applied to this side. |
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| Mintage | ND (1337-1345) |
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The Teutonic Order began striking its own bracteate coinage in Prussia after consolidating territorial control following the conquest of Pomerelia in 1308 — a move that freed the Order from dependence on local civic and episcopal mints. These anonymous deniers, issued without identifying the Grand Master by name, reflect the Order's deliberate policy of projecting institutional rather than personal authority, a stance that distinguished Teutonic coinage practice from contemporary secular rulers.
At 0.20 g, these are among the lightest surviving bracteates attributable to the Order, and the billon composition varies noticeably across surviving specimens — suggesting multiple short-run strikings rather than a single controlled issue.