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Denier - Louis II Nuremberg mint
| Issuer | Duchy of Upper Bavaria |
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| Year | 1268-1273 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | Facing bust of Duke Louis II depicted in a highly stylized Romanesque manner, wearing a diadem or crown with centrally placed ornament, the face rendered with large schematic eyes and rounded chin, flanked by two pendent side locks or earrings. The bust is set within a raised inner ring, with the surrounding outer border decorated with small stars and crescent symbols alternating in the field. The overall design is characteristic of mid-13th century south German bracteate-influenced pfennig coinage. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse displays a heraldic Bavarian lion passant or rampant within a raised central ring, rendered in the bold, schematic style typical of 13th century hammered coinage from the Nuremberg mint. The lion's body is outlined with incuse lines, the head turned to face the viewer, and small ornamental symbols — likely stars or crosses — appear in the surrounding field between the inner and outer borders. The flan is irregular and slightly concave, consistent with hammered bracteate-style production of the period. |
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