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Denier Bracteate - Walter II
| Issuer | Arnstein, County of |
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| Year | 1135-1166 |
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| Diameter | 25 mm |
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| Reverse description | Blank, as is characteristic of bracteate coinage, where the design of the obverse appears as an incuse impression on the reverse due to the single-sided striking technique. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Walter II of Arnstein ruled a small Rhenish county whose coinage output was limited and geographically constrained, which explains why surviving bracteates attributable to his reign turn up almost exclusively in hoards from the middle Rhine corridor. The bracteate format itself was spreading rapidly through German-speaking territories during this period as minting rights fragmented among lesser lords — thin, single-sided fabric was cheaper to produce and easier to enforce as local tender.
The Löbbecke and Förschner references place this type among a handful of documented Arnstein emissions, making it traceable to a specific comital authority rather than a generic regional issue.