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Denier Bracteate - Diethelm of Krenkingen and Werner of Staufen
| Issuer | Bishopric of Constance |
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| Year | 1180-1210 |
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| Technique | Hammered (bracteate) |
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| Obverse description | Half-length frontal effigy of a bishop, vested and wearing a mitra (mitre), the right hand raising a crozier and the left hand holding a book (bible). Above the figure, three rounded arches form an architectural canopy, a compositional device characteristic of Rhenish and Swabian bracteate coinage of the late 12th to early 13th century. The design is rendered in low relief on the thin hammered flan, with the architectural framing lending a hieratic, Romanesque quality to the episcopal portrait. |
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| Reverse description | Incuse mirror image of the obverse design, as is characteristic of bracteate coinage produced by striking a thin silver flan with a single die. The reverse presents no independent design or inscription, the flan being entirely blank save for the incuse impression carried through from the obverse strike. |
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The Bishopric of Constance was one of the largest dioceses in the medieval Latin church — at its territorial peak it stretched from Alsace to the Inn River — yet its coinages from this period remain poorly documented compared to its political weight. This bracteate was struck under a joint episcopal administration, reflecting the not uncommon practice of co-governance during disputed or transitional successions. Diethelm of Krenkingen held the see from 1165 to 1190; Werner of Staufen followed immediately after, suggesting this type spans the transition between them rather than a genuine co-episcopate.