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Denier Bracteate - Frederick II
| Issuer | Brandenburg, Margraviate of |
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| Year | 1440-1470 |
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| Diameter | 17 mm |
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| Obverse description | Uniface bracteate struck in thin debased silver. Central device depicts a single-headed eagle displayed with wings outstretched, rendered in the schematic style characteristic of mid-fifteenth-century Brandenburg pfennig coinage. The eagle motif, associated with the Hohenzollern margraves of Brandenburg, is contained within a beaded or raised inner circle. Short radial lines or pellets extend from the inner circle toward the irregular outer rim, forming a decorative border typical of the Brakteat tradition. |
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| Reverse description | Uniface coin; the reverse presents the incuse mirror image of the obverse design, formed by the thin flan being impressed through from the face during striking, which is characteristic of all bracteate coinage. No independent design, inscription, or device appears on the reverse. |
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| Mintage | ND (1440-1470) |
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