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Denier Bracteate - Frederick II Donauworth mint
| Issuer | Holy Roman Empire |
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| Year | 1215-1250 |
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| Value | 1 Denier (Pfennig) |
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| Reverse description | Typical of the bracteate format, the reverse presents an incuse mirror image of the obverse design, showing the crowned man-headed eagle in sunken relief as an inherent consequence of the single-sheet striking technique. The surface is otherwise plain with no additional design elements, inscriptions, or devices. |
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| Mint | Donauwörth Mint |
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Frederick II's peripatetic reign meant imperial minting authority was frequently delegated, contested, or outright ignored by local lords. The Donauworth mint operated under precisely this kind of fragmented oversight — a Swabian town that changed hands repeatedly during the factional struggles between Frederick and the German princes. Bracteates of this period are structurally fragile by design, struck on thin flans intended for local circulation rather than cross-border trade, which makes surviving examples without splits or edge losses genuinely uncommon.