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Denier Bracteate - Henry 'the Admirable' and Albrecht 'the Fat'
| Issuer | Brunswick-Luneburg |
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| Year | 1279-1318 |
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| Value | 1 Denier |
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| Obverse description | Thin silver bracteate struck from a single die, displaying a heraldic lion passant facing left in high relief at the center of the field, characteristic of the Brunswick dynastic emblem. The lion is rendered in the bold, stylized manner typical of late 13th- to early 14th-century Lower Saxon bracteate coinage, with the body filling most of the inner field. A raised inner ring border frames the central device, with a further irregular outer rim visible on this hand-struck flan. The reverse shows the incuse mirror image of the obverse design, as is inherent to bracteate construction. |
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| Reverse description | As a true bracteate, the reverse presents the incuse, recessed mirror image of the obverse lion passant motif, formed naturally by the single-sided striking technique on an extremely thin silver flan. The concave surface reveals the same heraldic lion in intaglio, with the surrounding border ring also visible in negative relief. No independent reverse design or legend is present, consistent with bracteate coinage of the Brunswick-Luneburg region during this period. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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