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Denier Bracteate - Anonymous Sword right, key left and down, star left, square ring
| Issuer | Bishopric of Dorpat |
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| Year | 1248-1346 |
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| Value | 1 Hohlpfennig |
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| Reverse description | Uniface bracteate; the reverse presents the incuse mirror image of the obverse design, as is inherent to the bracteate technique, with no independent design, legend, or device struck on this side. |
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| Mintage | ND (1248-1346) |
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Dorpat — modern Tartu, Estonia — was a Livonian bishopric caught perpetually between the Teutonic Knights, the Danes, and the trading ambitions of Novgorod. These anonymous bracteates circulated across nearly a century of contested frontier territory where ecclesiastical and military authority overlapped uncomfortably. The attribution to the bishopric rests on documentary and typological evidence rather than any explicit issuing legend.
At 0.12 g, these were among the thinnest silver issues produced anywhere in the Baltic region, struck on a single die by a single blow — the defining characteristic of bracteate production.