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Denier Bracteate - Henry I
| Issuer | Plauen, Bailiwick of |
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| Year | 1244-1303 |
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| Value | 1 Denier |
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| Obverse description | Bracteate type struck on a thin, irregularly shaped flan. The central field displays two crosses arranged within a beaded or lobed inner circle, accompanied by four pellets and two additional crosses disposed around the inner border, creating a symmetrical geometric composition. The design is rendered in low relief characteristic of German bracteate coinage of the 13th century, with the motifs lightly impressed into the thin silver fabric. No legend is present. The outer rim is plain and irregular, consistent with hand-struck medieval bracteate production. |
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| Mintage | ND (1244-1303) |
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The Plauen bailiwick operated under the Vögte of Weida, Gera, and Plauen — a Franconian ministerial family whose minting rights in this region were perpetually contested by the Wettin margraves pressing north from Meissen. Bracteates of this bailiwick are among the thinner-documented issues of the Vogtland, surviving in small numbers relative to the broader Thuringian bracteate tradition. The "Henry I" attribution itself consolidates output across a span of nearly six decades, a reminder of how imprecise the documentary record remains for minor Vogtlandic mints.