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Denier Bracteate 'Moritzpfennig' - Wichmann of Seeburg
| Issuer | Archbishopric of Magdeburg |
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| Year | 1152-1192 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Half-length facing figure of Saint Moritz (St. Maurice), depicted as a warrior saint, rising above an architectural balcony or parapet, holding a pennoned lance or flag in one hand and a round shield in the other, with a sword at his side. To the left of the figure stands a small tower, accompanied by a cross in the field. The composition is rendered in the bold, stylised relief characteristic of German bracteate coinage of the twelfth century, with the design struck on a single thin flan showing fine detail on the obverse face only. |
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| Reverse description | Blank, as is typical of bracteate coinage, where the thin silver flan bears only a mirror-image incuse impression of the obverse design on the reverse face, with no intentional design or legend struck on this side. |
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| Mint | Magdeburg |
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