Denier Bracteate - Henry the Lion
Features
| Issuer |
County of Brunswick
(Brunswick-Luneburg, German States)
 |
|---|---|
| Count |
Henry the Lion (1142-1195)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 1142-1195 |
| Value | 1 Denier |
| Currency | Denier |
| Composition | Silver |
| Weight | 0.77 g |
| Diameter | 30 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered (bracteate) |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 536412 |
| References | Welter# 50 Gerhard Welter. Die Münzen der Welfen seit Heinrich dem Löwen. Klinkhardt & Biermann, Braunschweig, Lower Saxony, Germany (3 volumes). Frank Berger, Adalbert Büttner, Detlev Büttner. Die mittelalterlichen Brakteaten im Kestner-Museum Hannover. Museum August Kestner, Hannover, Lower Saxony, Germany (2 volumes). Jürgen Denicke. Die Brakteaten der Münzstätte Braunschweig. Self-published, Braunschweig, Lower Saxony, Germany (4 volumes).Friedrich Bonhoff. Sammlung Dr. med Friedrich Bonhoff, Hamburg. Dr. Busso Peus Nachfolger, Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany (2 volumes). |
Obverse
The lion stands facing left in a calm posture. Its mouth is slightly open, its tail is curved over its back, the palmette-shaped tail tuft bent downwards. It is framed by a smooth ring, which its paws break, as well as by a notched ring, the inscription and an outer notched band.
Script: Latin
Lettering: + SEOEPJEOEJDVXHEIINPICSOLEOA
Reverse
Blank.
Mint
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND (1142-1195) | |||||||||||||||
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