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Denier Bracteate - Anonymous Sword right, key left and down
| Issuer | Bishopric of Dorpat |
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| Year | 1248-1346 |
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| Weight | 0.13 g |
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| Reverse description | Uniface bracteate; the reverse presents the incuse mirror image of the obverse design, as is characteristic of bracteate coinage produced by hammering a single die through a thin silver flan. The incuse impression shows the crossed sword and key motif in negative relief, with the beaded border visible in corresponding incuse form around the periphery. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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The Bishopric of Dorpat — established in 1224 after the Livonian Crusade brought the region under Germanic ecclesiastical control — issued bracteates as part of a monetary system shared uneasily with the Livonian Order and the city of Riga. These thin single-sided coins were punched from sheet silver so fine that mishandling crumples them; the nearly century-long date range of this type reflects how slowly coinage types turned over in peripheral Baltic dioceses rather than any continuous minting program. Haljak's attribution remains the standard reference for Livonian ecclesiastical issues, though die studies on Dorpat bracteates are still incomplete.