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Denier Bracteate - Beatrix II of Winzeburg, Frederick II of Sachsen-Sommerschenburg
| Issuer | Quedlinburg, Abbey of |
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| Year | 1138-1160 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | Central figure of an abbess shown facing, in full ecclesiastical vestments, holding a book (likely the Gospels) in her left hand and a sceptre or pastoral staff in her right hand. The figure is flanked on each side by two towers or turrets, rendered in a Romanesque architectural style, suggesting the abbey complex of Quedlinburg. The composition is symmetrical and enclosed within a beaded inner border, typical of 12th-century German bracteate coinage. The overall design reflects the abbatial authority and ecclesiastical prestige of the Quedlinburg Abbey during the joint tenures of Abbess Beatrix II of Winzeburg and Advocate Frederick II of Sachsen-Sommerschenburg. |
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| Reverse description | As a bracteate, this coin is uniface; the reverse presents the incuse mirror image of the obverse design, characteristic of the thin hammered silver bracteate technique prevalent in 12th-century Saxony and the broader German ecclesiastical minting tradition. The incuse impression shows the abbess figure and flanking towers in negative relief, with the beaded border faintly visible. No inscriptions or additional design elements are present on the reverse. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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