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Denier Bracteate - Burkhardt of Woldenberg
| Issuer | Archbishopric of Magdeburg |
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| Year | 1232-1235 |
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| Reverse description | Uniface bracteate; the reverse presents the incuse mirror image of the obverse design, as is characteristic of the thin single-die hammered bracteate technique, with no independent design or inscription. |
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| Mintage | ND (1232-1235) |
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Burkhardt of Woldenberg served as Archbishop of Magdeburg from 1232 to 1235, a tenure cut short by his death after just three years. Magdeburg's mint was among the most prolific producers of bracteates in the eastern German lands during the thirteenth century, a direct consequence of the archbishopric's commercial dominance along the Elbe trade corridor. These thin single-sided pieces were the standard exchange medium of the region precisely because they were cheap to produce and easy to counterfeit — periodic recall and reissuance was built into the monetary system by design, generating seigniorage revenue for the issuing authority.