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Denier Bracteate - Henry I
| Issuer | Hessen, Landgraviate of |
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| Year | 1263-1308 |
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| Technique | Hammered (bracteate) |
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| Obverse description | Central fortified tower or gate surmounted by a domed or crenellated roof, flanked on each side by a smaller turret or wing element, the ensemble evoking a stylized fortified wall with three towers. The composition is enclosed within a beaded inner circle, with six pellets distributed across the outer field. The design is rendered in low relief typical of thin bracteate coinage, with architectural detailing incised on the central tower including vertical lines suggesting a gateway or portcullis. |
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| Reverse description | Blank, as is characteristic of bracteate coinage, which is struck on a single thin flan producing only an incuse mirror image on the reverse rather than an independent design. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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