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Denier Bracteate - Henry, with William of Lüneburg
| Issuer | Brunswick-Luneburg |
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| Year | 1195-1227 |
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| Value | 1 Denier |
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| Obverse description | Within a raised inner circle, a rampant lion passant to the left occupies the central field, rendered in the bold, stylized manner characteristic of Welf dynastic bracteate coinage. Above the lion, an arcade composed of two rounded arches rises, surmounted by three crenellated towers, evoking an architectural facade symbolic of lordly authority. The entire design is executed in high relief on a thin, uniface silver flan, with the reverse presenting the incuse mirror image typical of bracteate manufacture. The composition is contained within a plain raised border ring, with the irregular edge reflecting hand-struck production. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Henry the Elder of Brunswick and his son William of Lüneburg appear together on this issue, reflecting the co-rulership arrangement that defined the Brunswick-Lüneburg succession during these decades — a political necessity after Henry the Lion's exile stripped the dynasty of its ducal titles and forced it to govern its allodial lands under negotiated terms with the Hohenstaufen. Bracteate coinage of this region was struck on wafer-thin flans precisely because silver was too scarce and politically sensitive to commit to double-sided dies.
Berger 446 is among the more frequently cited varieties in north German bracteate studies, though die alignment and flan completeness vary considerably across surviving examples.