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Denier Bracteate - Siboto of Seefeld
| Issuer | Bishopric of Augsburg |
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| Year | 1227-1249 |
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| Currency | Denier |
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| Obverse description | Frontal bust of a bishop within a raised inner circle, depicted in a stylized Romanesque manner. The figure wears a mitre adorned with a horizontal band and flanking lappets, and is shown with schematic facial features rendered in low relief. The right hand is raised in benediction, while the left hand holds a processional cross. Folded vestments are indicated by simple incised lines on either side of the bust. |
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| Reverse description | Uniface bracteate; reverse is blank and shows the incuse mirror impression of the obverse design, as is characteristic of the bracteate coinage technique. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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