Denier Bracteate - Anonymous

The Teutonic Order operated its Prussian mint system under strict internal control, issuing coinage as a sovereign territorial power rather than a feudal subordinate — a status formalized through decades of conflict with Polish and Lithuanian neighbors. These anonymous deniers, struck without a named master or grand master attribution, fall within the tenure of Winrich von Kniprode, whose long mastership from 1352 to 1382 saw the Order's territorial and financial power reach its practical ceiling before Tannenberg reversed everything.

At 0.15 g, bracteate production at this weight demanded exceptional die precision; most surviving examples show characteristic thin-flan cracking.