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Denier Bracteate - Henry I
| Issuer | Hessen, Landgraviate of |
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| Year | 1263-1308 |
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| Weight | 0.64 g |
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| Obverse description | Facing bust of Landgrave Henry I, depicted frontally between two flanking towers, set above a row of three arches. Within the central arch, a right-facing lion is displayed in the field. The composition is rendered in the characteristic single-sided relief of bracteate coinage, with shallow but expressive hammered detail. The architectural framing elements — towers and arches — are typical of Hessian bracteate iconography of the late 13th to early 14th century. The surrounding legend reads: N + H + V + N + H + V +. |
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| Obverse lettering | N + H + V + N + H + V + |
| Reverse description | Blank. As is characteristic of bracteate coinage, the reverse exhibits only the incuse mirror impression of the obverse design, inherent to the single-sheet hammered technique used in production. |
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