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Denier Bracteate - Engelhardt II of Meissen
| Issuer | Bishopric of Naumburg |
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| Year | 1206-1242 |
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| Technique | Hammered (bracteate) |
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| Obverse description | Facing frontal effigy of Bishop Engelhardt II seated on a throne, depicted in a highly stylized Romanesque manner. The bishop wears a mitre and full episcopal vestments, holding a crozier in his left hand and a floriated cross-staff in his right. The figure is enclosed within a plain inner circle set against a flat, unadorned field, typical of the single-sided bracteate technique. The relief is bold and incuse on the reverse, characteristic of thin hammered bracteate coinage of the early 13th century. No legend is present. |
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| Reverse description | As a bracteate, the reverse presents the incuse mirror image of the obverse design, showing the faint negative impression of the enthroned bishop with crozier and floriated cross-staff. The surface is plain and undecorated, with no additional design elements or inscriptions, consistent with standard bracteate production of the Naumburg mint in the early medieval period. |
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| Mint | Naumburg Mint |
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