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Denier Bracteate - Henry III of Erthal
| Issuer | Abbey of Hersfeld |
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| Year | 1252-1263 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Facing bust of the abbot in high relief, rendered in the bracteate tradition, holding a crozier in one hand and a lily-staff in the other as emblems of ecclesiastical authority. The figure is positioned beneath a triple arcade or trefoil arch, above which rises a schematic architectural structure suggestive of the abbey facade or a city gate. The overall composition is typical of mid-13th-century German ecclesiastical bracteate coinage, with bold, stylised relief work characteristic of the Hersfeld mint. |
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| Reverse description | Blank incuse field, as is standard for bracteate coinage, where the single thin flan bears the design struck on one side only, leaving the reverse as a mirror-image incuse impression of the obverse without any intentional design or legend. |
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| Mintage | ND (1252-1263) |
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