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Denier Bracteate - Gero of Schermke
| Issuer | Bishopric of Halberstadt |
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| Year | 1160-1177 |
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| Value | 1 Denier |
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| Obverse description | Frontal bust of a bishop in high relief within a raised inner circle, depicted in benediction with the right hand raised in blessing and the left hand holding a crozier or ecclesiastical attribute. The figure is rendered in the Romanesque style characteristic of mid-12th century German bracteate coinage, with stylized drapery and a nimbus or vestment visible around the shoulders. A beaded or pellet border frames the inner circle, with a further outer inscription band running along the coin's periphery. The entire design is struck on a single thin silver flan, with the image appearing in relief on the obverse and as a corresponding incuse impression on the reverse, as is standard for bracteate coinage. |
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| Reverse description | Blank incuse impression, characteristic of bracteate coinage, showing the mirror image of the obverse design pressed into the reverse of the thin silver flan as a natural consequence of the single-die hammered striking technique. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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