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Denier Bracteate - Eberhard II of Waldburg-Thann
| Issuer | Bishopric of Constance |
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| Year | 1250-1270 |
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| Technique | Hammered (bracteate) |
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| Reverse description | Incuse mirror image of the obverse design, as is characteristic of the bracteate technique, in which a single die strikes through a thin silver flan to produce an incuse impression on the reverse. The reverse shows the corresponding sunken relief of the two crossed croziers, rosette, and crescent, with the beaded border similarly visible in incuse form. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Eberhard II held the bishopric from 1248 to 1274, a tenure marked by persistent conflict with the Hohenstaufen imperial apparatus as it collapsed following the death of Frederick II in 1250 — precisely the opening of this issue's production window. Bracteates from Constance in this period circulated primarily within the tight economic geography of the Upper Swabian ecclesiastical network, rarely traveling far before returning to local church coffers through tithes and fees.
The thinness inherent to bracteate production makes die-on-die contact damage nearly universal on surviving examples. Berger's cataloguing of this type draws heavily from the Wüthrich collection, which remains the primary reference assemblage for Swabian episcopal bracteates of the mid-13th century.