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Denier Bracteate - Henry II of Klingenberg and Nicholas of Frauenfeld
| Issuer | Bishopric of Constance |
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| Year | 1295-1335 |
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| Reference(s) | CC#45, Cahn Ko#63 |
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| Reverse description | Blank, as is typical of bracteate coinage, which is struck on a thin flan from a single die, leaving the reverse as an incuse mirror image of the obverse design rather than a separate type. |
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| Mintage | ND (1295-1335) |
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The Bishopric of Constance was, by the late thirteenth century, one of the most territorially sprawling ecclesiastical jurisdictions in the German-speaking world, stretching from Alsace into what is now Switzerland. Henry II of Klingenberg, who held the see from 1293 to 1306, and his successor Nicholas of Frauenfeld, who followed until 1334, both issued bracteates under conditions of intense monetary fragmentation — the Lake Constance region was thick with competing local coinages from abbeys, towns, and secular lords, all circulating simultaneously within short distances of one another.
The attribution to this joint episcopal span is based on die analysis rather than documentary evidence, which is why the date range in the literature remains broad.