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Denier Bracteate - Henry IV of Erthal
| Issuer | Abbey of Fulda |
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| Year | 1249-1261 |
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| Obverse description | Frontal bust of the abbot Henry IV of Erthal, shown in high relief as befitting bracteate technique, set within a beaded inner circle. The figure is depicted wearing episcopal vestments with a mitre atop the head, holding a crozier in each hand raised outward to either side. The facial features are rendered in a stylized Romanesque manner with large almond-shaped eyes and a schematic nose. Portions of the legend H Є N R appear distributed around the periphery of the coin, partially visible between the beaded border and the inner circle. |
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| Obverse lettering | H Є N R |
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Henry IV of Erthal served as Abbot of Fulda from 1249 to 1261, a period when the abbey was deeply entangled in territorial disputes with the Archbishopric of Mainz. Fulda's bracteate coinage from this era reflects the abbey's insistence on its own monetary rights — a privilege it had held since the Carolingian period and defended jealously against encroachment by secular and ecclesiastical neighbors alike.
Bracteates of this fabric, struck on thin flans from a single die, were highly susceptible to damage in circulation, which accounts for the difficulty in locating problem-free survivors today.