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Message:: [QUOTE="Orielensis, post: 4966614, member: 96898"]With some medieval coins, you have to look beyond aesthetics to appreciate them. This series of Brandenburg denars, for examples, is almost always sloppily produced but in my eyes, it's one of the most interesting fields of Central European regional coinage: [ATTACH=full]1193726[/ATTACH] Margraviate of Brandenburg, under House Ascania, denar, ca. 1275–1300, uncertain mint. Obv: margrave standing facing, holding two lances. Rev: cross of four crested helmets, cross in centre. 16mm, 0.77g. Ref: Bahrfeldt 561. [ATTACH=full]1193724[/ATTACH] Margraviate of Brandenburg, under House Wittelsbach, denar, ca. 1360?, uncertain mint. Obv: margrave seated facing, holding two crosses. Rev: ornamented star with pellets. 15mm, 0.60g. Ref: Bahrfeldt 574; Dannenberg 240. [ATTACH=full]1193722[/ATTACH] Margraviate of Brandenburg, under House Wittelsbach, Otto V, denar, ca. 1365–1373, uncertain mint. Obv: margrave standing facing, holding two crossbows. Rev: ornamented triangle with trefoils and pellets. 16mm, 0.69g. Ref: Bahrfeldt 692; Dannenberg 252.[/QUOTE]