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Denier Bracteate - Beatrice I Gelnhausen

Issuer Holy Roman Empire
Year 1170-1180
Type Standard circulation coin
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Obverse description Enthroned effigy of Empress Beatrice I facing, shown half-length or to the waist, wearing a crown and draped imperial robes with beaded ornamentation along the center. In her right hand she holds a fleur-de-lis scepter, while her left hand is raised in a gesture of authority or blessing. The figure is rendered in the Romanesque style typical of 12th-century German bracteates, with stylized facial features and drapery folds indicated by incised lines. A circular legend in Latin characters runs around the periphery of the field, partially legible, enclosed within a beaded inner border and a plain outer rim.
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Obverse lettering BEATRIX
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Mintage ND (1170-1180)
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