Denier Bracteate - Henry II

Henry II of Thuringia inherited the landgraviate in 1227 following the death of Ludwig IV on crusade, and spent much of his reign in bitter conflict with the Wettin margraves over contested territories. His bracteate coinage was struck across multiple mint sites, which accounts for the die variation catalogued across Dbg. 409–412 — these are not sequential issues but parallel regional outputs, often impossible to assign to a specific mint with confidence.

At 35 mm across and under half a gram of silver, these pieces were punched from exceptionally thin sheet, making edge splits and flan cracks endemic to the type rather than signs of damage.