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Stebler
| Issuer | City of Basel |
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| Year | 1425-1499 |
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| Weight | 0.14 g |
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| Obverse description | Central field displays the arms of Basel: a shield bearing a black crozier (bishop's staff) on a white ground, rendered in low relief characteristic of small hammered bracteate-style coinage. The shield is set within a plain inner circle, surrounded by a border of large pellets or beads forming a dentilated outer ring. The design is boldly struck but shows the typical irregularity of hand-hammered medieval coinage. No legend or inscription is present; the device occupies the full available field. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents a uniface-style incuse impression of the obverse design, as is typical of this category of thin hammered medieval coinage. The Basel crozier shield appears in shallow, mirror-image relief within the beaded border, the result of the hammering process transferring a ghosted image to the reverse. The surface is irregular and unfinished, with no intentional design elements, legend, or inscription. The beaded border is partially visible around the periphery. |
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| Mint | Mint of Basel |
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