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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 | Facing frontal bust of a bishop or ecclesiastical figure depicted in a highly stylized Romanesque manner, wearing a mitre with decorative hatching, flanked by scrolling foliate or tendril ornaments on either side. The figure is shown with schematic facial features including large circular eyes and a broad nose, with a collar or vestment indicated below. The central design is set within a plain inner circle, surrounded by a prominent outer border of large raised pellets. The overall composition reflects the flat, single-sided bracteate technique characteristic of southwestern German ecclesiastical coinage of the mid-thirteenth century. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Eberhard II governed the Bishopric of Constance during one of its most politically turbulent stretches — the Interregnum of 1254–1273, when the Holy Roman Empire effectively lacked a functioning emperor and regional ecclesiastical lords operated with unusual autonomy. Bracteates of this type were struck on extraordinarily thin flans, a technology demanding skilled die-cutters, and the single-sided fabric meant that even moderate handling collapsed the relief. The Waldburg-Thann family connection reflects the tangled relationship between secular dynastic interests and episcopal office in thirteenth-century Swabia.