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Denier Bracteate - Henry IV
| Issuer | Hohnstein, County of |
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| Year | 1309-1356 |
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| Composition | Silver |
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| Reverse description | Blank, as is typical of bracteate coinage, where the single-sided striking process produces a faint incuse mirror image of the obverse on the reverse face. |
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| Mintage | ND (1309-1356) |
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Hohnstein was a minor Thuringian county whose counts held minting rights largely through proximity to more powerful neighbors rather than any significant economic base of their own. The bracteate fabric — a single-faced strike on a thin flan — was the dominant small-change technology across central Germany for roughly two centuries, and Hohnstein's output fits squarely within that regional tradition without distinguishing itself politically or monetarily. The nearly half-century span assigned to this type reflects the difficulty of attributing undated bracteates rather than an unusually long production run.