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Denier Bracteate - Frederick I Frankfurt mint
| Issuer | Holy Roman Empire |
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| Year | 1152-1190 |
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| Value | 1 Denier (Pfennig) |
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| Obverse description | Enthroned frontal effigy of Emperor Frederick I Barbarossa, crowned with an ornate imperial crown, depicted in half-length bust within a raised inner circle. The emperor holds a globus cruciger in his right hand and what appears to be a sceptre or lily sceptre in his left, rendered in the Romanesque stylistic tradition characteristic of 12th-century bracteate coinage. The figure is flanked by architectural or decorative elements rising to either side of the crown, possibly representing towers or pillars symbolic of imperial authority. The entire design is executed in high relief on a single thin flan, as is typical of the bracteate technique, with a beaded border encircling the composition. The outer rim shows the irregular, slightly undulating edge characteristic of hand-struck bracteates of the Frankfurt mint. |
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| Reverse description | As a bracteate, the reverse presents an incuse mirror image of the obverse design, showing the enthroned imperial effigy and surrounding decorative elements in negative relief. The thin silver flan, struck from a single die, produces this characteristic incuse impression on the reverse side, with no independent design or legend. The surface retains a smooth, slightly concave appearance with the flan edges visible around the periphery. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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