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Denier Bracteate - Conrad I Torgau
| Issuer | Margravate of Meissen |
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| Year | 1130-1156 |
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| Reference(s) | Berger#2920 |
| Obverse description | Frontal standing figure of the margrave in high relief, depicted full-length wearing a conical helmet and military attire, holding a sword upright in his right hand and a banner or sceptre in his left. The figure is flanked by star-shaped ornaments and set within a beaded inner border. The field is adorned with additional pellet groupings and small stars disposed symmetrically around the central effigy, characteristic of the Romanesque bracteate workshop tradition. The overall composition reflects the feudal iconography of mid-12th century Saxon coinage, with the inscription fragment VO appearing in the lower field. |
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| Obverse lettering | VO |
| Reverse description | As a true bracteate, this coin is struck from a single die on a thin flan, producing an incuse mirror image of the obverse design on the reverse. The standing figure of the margrave is visible in negative relief, with the beaded border and flanking star ornaments correspondingly impressed. The surface shows the characteristic irregularity and slight distortion inherent to the bracteate hammering technique, with the pellet groupings and sword motif discernible in incuse form. |
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