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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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| Value | 1 Denier |
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| Obverse description | Two episcopal croziers crossed saltire-wise at center, their curled volutes flanking the intersection, set within a plain inner circle. A six-petalled rosette occupies the upper field above the crossing, while a crescent moon is positioned in the lower field below. The entire design is enclosed within a broad outer border composed of a continuous row of raised beads, characteristic of South German bracteate coinage of the mid-thirteenth century. The flan is of irregular outline, as is typical of hammered bracteates of this period. |
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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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| Mintage | ND (1250-1270) |
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