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Denier Bracteate - Elisabeth of Bayern
| Issuer | Elisabeth of Bavaria |
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| Year | 1254-1258 |
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| Composition | Silver |
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| Edge | Plain |
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| Mintage | ND (1254-1258) |
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Elisabeth of Bavaria served as regent of Thuringia following the death of her husband Heinrich Raspe IV in 1247, governing during a contested interregnum that saw rival claimants press hard against Thuringian territory. Her coinage authority was itself a political statement during this instability. The bracteate format — a single-sided uniface struck on a thin flan — was the dominant currency technology of central German territories throughout the thirteenth century, and Thuringia was among its most prolific producers.
The four-year window of this issue corresponds to her active regency before Thuringia passed to the Wettin dynasty.