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Denier Bracteate - Conrad IV Ulm mint
| Issuer | Holy Roman Empire |
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| Year | 1250-1270 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Facing bust of a crowned figure, depicted frontally from the shoulders upward, wearing a stylized crown with projecting points; two heraldic eagles displayed flank the figure symmetrically, rendered in a schematic Romanesque style typical of Swabian bracteates. The design is contained within a plain inner border surrounded by a prominent beaded outer border encircling the full flan. The relief is characteristic of single-die bracteate production, with the design struck in high relief on a thin, broad silver flan. No legend is present; the imagery alone identifies the issuing authority. |
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| Reverse description | As a bracteate, the reverse presents the incuse mirror image of the obverse design, showing the negative impression of the crowned bust flanked by eagles and the beaded border, as is standard for single-sided bracteate coinage produced by the hammered technique on a thin silver sheet. |
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Conrad IV died in 1254, leaving the Empire without a legitimate Hohenstaufen ruler and plunging Germany into the Interregnum — a two-decade vacancy of effective imperial authority that lasted until Rudolf of Habsburg's election in 1273. The Ulm mint continued producing bracteates through this entire period of fragmented power, which is precisely why the Dbg. 357–359 group spans such a wide date range: attributing these thin, single-sided pieces to a specific ruler versus a civic or episcopal authority acting in the power vacuum remains genuinely contested among specialists.