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Denier Bracteate - Sede Vacante
| Issuer | Bishopric of Hildesheim |
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| Year | 1170-1171 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | Central cross pattée with flared terminals set within a plain inner circle, the four quarters between the arms each containing alternating fleurs-de-lis and quatrefoils in relief. The design is executed in the characteristic high-relief bracteate technique, with the motifs rendered boldly against the flat field. A beaded or rope-pattern border ring encircles the central design, itself contained within a raised outer rim that frames the entire coin. The strike is typical of late 12th-century Lower Saxon ecclesiastical minting, with the design occupying the full flan. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Uniface bracteate; the reverse is blank and shows the incuse mirror impression of the obverse design, as is characteristic of the bracteate coinage technique, with the cross pattée and alternating fleurs-de-lis and quatrefoils visible in intaglio through the thin silver flan. |
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