Denier Bracteate - Henry II of Klingenberg and Nicholas of Frauenfeld

The Bishopric of Constance occupied an unusual administrative position during this period — simultaneously one of the largest dioceses in Christendom by territory and chronically underpowered politically relative to the secular lords surrounding it. The joint attribution to Henry II of Klingenberg (bishop 1293–1306) and Nicholas of Frauenfeld (bishop 1334–1344) reflects not a co-issue but a cataloging convention, as the bracteate type spans multiple episcopates without definitive die-dating to separate them cleanly.

Bracteates of this region were struck on exceptionally thin flans, making clean strikes the exception rather than a grading compliment — the fabric itself routinely causes peripheral cracking during the striking process.