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Denier Bracteate - Frederick II Ravensburg mint
| Issuer | Holy Roman Empire |
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| Year | 1230-1240 |
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| Weight | 0.51 g |
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| Obverse description | Struck in bracteate technique, the obverse presents a stylized architectural composition depicting a three-towered castle or fortified gate. The two flanking towers are surmounted by pointed roofs, each crowned with a pellet or dot finial, while the central tower features crenellation at its summit. The design is rendered in the flat, single-die relief characteristic of South German bracteate pfennigs of the Hohenstaufen period, with the architectural motif likely referencing the imperial fortifications or civic identity of Ravensburg. |
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| Reverse description | Blank incuse field, as is typical of bracteate coinage, where the single obverse design is impressed through the thin silver flan producing an incuse mirror image on the reverse. No design elements, legends, or devices are present. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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