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Denier Bracteate - Henry I of Wernigerode
| Issuer | Bishopric of Hildesheim |
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| Year | 1246-1257 |
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| Reverse description | Blank, as is typical of bracteate coinage, where the striking of the obverse die produces only an incuse mirror impression on the reverse surface rather than a distinct design. |
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| Mintage | ND (1246-1257) |
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Henry I of Wernigerode served as Bishop of Hildesheim from 1246 to 1257, a period when bracteate coinage dominated northern German monetary circulation — these thin, single-sided silver pieces were a distinctly regional phenomenon, struck on such fragile flans that many surviving examples show stress cracks from the die pressure required to produce legible impressions.