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Denier Bracteate - Walter II
| Issuer | Arnstein, County of |
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| Year | 1135-1176 |
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| Value | 1 Denier |
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| Obverse description | Single-sided bracteate depicting an architectural arcade of two flanking towers or pillars connected by a central arch, above which perches a displayed eagle with wings spread and head turned. Below the arch, within the arcade, stands a passant lion or similar heraldic beast facing left. A circular beaded inner border frames the design, with a Latin legend running around the outer field. The composition reflects the Romanesque artistic style characteristic of mid-twelfth-century German ecclesiastical and comital coinage. |
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| Reverse description | As a bracteate, this coin was struck on a single thin flan; the reverse presents a uniface incuse mirror impression of the obverse design, with no independent reverse type, legend, or device. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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