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Denier Bracteate - Conrad I of Querfurt
| Issuer | Archbishopric of Magdeburg |
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| Year | 1134-1142 |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Mint | Magdeburg |
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Conrad I held the see of Magdeburg during a period of intense friction between the German episcopate and the Hohenstaufen court, and his coinage reflects the archbishopric's assertion of independent minting rights at a moment when such rights were actively contested. Bracteates from Magdeburg in this period are among the earliest examples of the thin, single-sided fabric becoming a regional norm in Saxony — a format that would dominate northern German ecclesiastical coinage for the following century.
Mehl and Berger attributions occasionally diverge on die pairings within this reign, and careful comparison against both references is warranted before finalizing attribution.