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Denier Bracteate - Otto IV
| Issuer | Brunswick-Luneburg |
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| Year | 1195-1227 |
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| Composition | Silver |
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| Obverse description | Single-sided bracteate struck in thin silver sheet, depicting a crowned lion passant to the left in the central field, rendered in the characteristic low-relief style of Lower Saxon bracteate coinage. Above the lion, a stylized crown surmounted by a cross is visible, flanked by pellets, serving as the heraldic emblem of the House of Welf. The design is enclosed within a plain raised border ring, with no inscriptional legend. The overall composition reflects the bold, emblematic heraldic style typical of early 13th-century North German bracteate production. |
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| Reverse description | As a bracteate, the reverse presents the incuse mirror image of the obverse design, showing the crowned lion and cross in concave impression, a technical consequence of the single-die hammered striking method used for this coin type. The surface is plain with no additional decorative elements or inscriptions. |
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| Mint | Braunschweig |
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