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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 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Edge | Plain |
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| Mintage | ND (1138-1160) |
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Beatrix II ruled Quedlinburg as abbess from 1138, appointed under the authority of Conrad III, while Frederick II of Sachsen-Sommerschenburg served as imperial advocate — the secular protector whose military function gave him co-issuing rights over the abbey's coinage. The pairing of ecclesiastical and lay authority on a single bracteate issue was not ceremonial; the advocate's role carried genuine legal weight, including jurisdiction over the abbey's markets and mints.
Quedlinburg bracteates of this period are hammer-thin single-sided strikes, the fragility of which explains why genuinely uncreased examples are difficult to locate across any of the major reference collections.