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Denier Bracteate - Conrad II of Tegerfelden
| Issuer | Bishopric of Constance |
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| Year | 1220-1230 |
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| Obverse description | Single-sided bracteate struck in thin silver sheet, displaying a frontally-seated ecclesiastical figure — likely the bishop — rendered in the characteristic Romanesque stylized manner. The figure is depicted enthroned, with a large, schematically rendered head featuring pronounced eyes, flanked by two volute or crozier-like staffs rising on either side, suggesting episcopal authority. The body is shown in a rigid, hieratic posture with vestments indicated by linear relief. The entire design is enclosed within a raised inner ring and a broad beaded outer border, typical of Swabian bracteate coinage of the early thirteenth century. |
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| Reverse description | As a bracteate, the reverse presents a shallow incuse mirror image of the obverse design, with no independent design, legend, or inscription, the surface appearing as a concave impression of the seated episcopal figure visible on the obverse. |
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| Mintage | ND (1220-1230) |
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