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Denier Bracteate - Wilbrand of Käfernburg
| Issuer | Archbishopric of Magdeburg |
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| Year | 1235-1254 |
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| Value | 1 Denier |
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| Reverse description | Uniface bracteate; the reverse is blank, showing only the incuse mirror-image impression of the obverse design pressed through the thin silver flan during striking, as is characteristic of all bracteate coinage of this period. |
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| Mint | Magdeburg |
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Wilbrand of Käfernburg held the archbishopric from 1235 until his death in 1254, a tenure marked by ongoing friction with the Hohenstaufen imperial administration and persistent efforts to consolidate ecclesiastical authority over Magdeburg's civic institutions. Bracteates of this region and period were struck on exceptionally thin flans by design — the single-sided technique dominant in north-central German ecclesiastical minting from the mid-twelfth century onward, driven partly by silver economy and partly by local minting convention that persisted long after other regions abandoned it.
The Mehl, Löbbecke, and Bonhoff references all attribute this type consistently, which is notable given how frequently Magdeburg bracteate attributions have been contested across the cataloguing tradition.