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Denier Bracteate - Walter II
| Issuer | Arnstein, County of |
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| Year | 1135-1176 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Reverse description | Blank, displaying only the incuse mirror impression of the obverse design, an inherent consequence of the single-die hammering technique applied to the extremely thin silver flan. No inscriptions, devices, or decorative elements are present on the reverse, which is standard for bracteate coinage of this period. |
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| Mintage | ND (1135-1176) |
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Walter II of Arnstein, who ruled this small Rhenish county through the mid-twelfth century, is better remembered for founding the Premonstratensian monastery at Arnstein in 1139 — an act prompted, according to contemporary sources, by a vow made after the death of his only son. The county's minting activity was brief; the line died out with Walter II himself, leaving this bracteate among the few physical traces of Arnstein's independent authority.