Denier Bracteate - Ludolf I of Schladen

Ludolf I served as Bishop of Halberstadt from 1236 to 1241, a period when the bracteate — struck on a single thin flan from one die — had become the dominant coinage form across much of northern and central Germany. The Bishopric of Halberstadt was among the more prolific ecclesiastical minting authorities in the Harz region, and its output during this period reflects the fragmented monetary geography of the Holy Roman Empire, where episcopal mints routinely operated with near-total independence from imperial oversight.