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Denier Bracteate - Henry VI Frankfurt mint
| Issuer | Holy Roman Empire |
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| Year | 1195-1197 |
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| Value | 1 Denier (Pfennig) |
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| Obverse description | Single-sided bracteate depicting two crowned, enthroned figures facing forward in a symmetrical composition, each wearing a ornate crown with pellet decoration. The left figure holds an orb surmounted by a cross between the two, while both figures are shown in regal robes with stylised drapery rendered in the Romanesque manner. A partial legend runs along the inner border on both sides of the figures. The design is enclosed within a beaded inner circle bordered by a plain outer rim, characteristic of Frankfurt mint bracteate coinage of the late 12th century. |
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| Obverse lettering | INPER... GAMVS |
| Reverse description | As a bracteate, this coin has no true reverse; the reverse shows the incuse mirror image of the obverse design, as is typical of this thin single-sided hammered coinage. The incuse impression reveals the outline of the two enthroned crowned figures and the central orb, with faint traces of the border visible on the reverse face. |
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