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Denier - Hartwig of Sponheim
| Issuer | Archbishopric of Magdeburg |
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| Year | 1079-1102 |
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| Obverse description | Facing bust of the archbishop in high relief, rendered in the Romanesque style typical of late 11th-century German ecclesiastical coinage. The effigy is depicted frontally with schematic facial features, flanked on either side by a sword and a spear or staff, symbols of secular and spiritual authority. The surrounding field is uneven and largely without legend, consistent with anonymous bracteate-related deniers of the Magdeburg mint. The design is crude yet bold, with the regalia rendered in a flat, stylized manner characteristic of Salian-era hammered coinage. |
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| Reverse description | A two-towered church facade or gatehouse depicted in a schematic architectural style, with a large arched central gate rendered by a latticed or cross-hatched pattern between two prominent towers. Each tower is surmounted by a small orb or globe finial, and the structure is flanked by additional architectural elements suggesting battlements or turrets. The design alludes to Magdeburg Cathedral or the city's fortified ecclesiastical complex, serving as a civic and religious emblem of the archbishopric. The overall composition is bold and flat, executed in the hammered technique with irregular flan edges and no surrounding legend. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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