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Denier Bracteate - Anonymous Sword right, key left and down, star left, diamond ring
| Issuer | Bishopric of Dorpat |
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| Year | 1248-1346 |
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| Value | 1 Hohlpfennig |
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| Obverse description | Uniface bracteate struck in thin silver sheet. Central field depicts a diagonal sword pointing to the right, crossed with a bishop's key oriented downward to the left, the two implements forming a prominent saltire-like composition. A six-pointed star appears to the upper left of the central devices, while a lozenge or diamond-shaped ring is visible to the lower right. The entire design is contained within a raised inner border of beads, with the irregular flan characteristic of medieval Baltic hammered coinage. |
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| Reverse description | Uniface bracteate; the reverse shows only the incuse mirror image of the obverse design, as is characteristic of all bracteate coinage produced by thin-flan hammering technique. No additional design elements, legends, or inscriptions are present on the reverse. |
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| Mintage | ND (1248-1346) |
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