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Denier Bracteate - Berthold II, of Meissen
| Issuer | Bishopric of Naumburg |
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| Year | 1186-1206 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Bishop Berthold II enthroned facing in three-quarter view within a beaded inner circle, depicted in a stylized Romanesque manner. The figure is shown seated on a throne, vested in episcopal robes, holding a crozier in the left hand and a cross-tipped sceptre in the right. The composition is typical of late 12th-century German bracteate coinage, with the single-sided relief image pressed into a thin, broad flan. The surrounding field is enclosed by a raised beaded border running along the irregular rim. |
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| Reverse description | Blank, as is characteristic of bracteate coinage, which is struck on a single thin flan leaving only an incuse mirror impression on the reverse side. The surface shows the typical concave relief resulting from the single-die hammered bracteate technique. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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