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<p>[QUOTE="Orielensis, post: 3792063, member: 96898"]<i>Here are some bracteates from Switzerland and the Breisgau. Note the characteristic square shape:</i></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1013157[/ATTACH] </p><p><font size="3">Freiburg im Breisgau, civic issue, AR bracteate penny ("vierzipfliger Pfennig"), ca. 1250 AD. Obv: dragon ("Lindwurm") r. Rev: negative design. 18mm, 0.37g. Ref: Berger 2432–3; Slg. Wüthrich 54; Wielandt, Breisgau 44.</font></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1013158[/ATTACH] </p><p><font size="3">Freiburg im Breisgau, civic issue, AR bracteate penny ("Rappen"), ca. 1368–1390 AD. Obv: eagle's head l. Rev: negative design. 18mm, 0.30g. Ref: Wielandt: Breisgau 48b; Slg. Wüthrich 63; Slg. Ulmer 249; Berger –.</font></p><p><font size="3"><br /></font></p><p><font size="3">[ATTACH=full]1013153[/ATTACH] </font></p><p><font size="3">Prince-Bishopric of Basel, under Johann II Senn von Münsingen, AR bracteate penny ("vierzipfliger Pfennig"), 1335–1365 AD. Obv: head of a bishop wearing mitre (three pellets at each side) left, between B-A, ring above. Rev: negative design. 17–20mm, 0.33g. Ref: Wielandt: Basler Münzprägung (1971), no. 117; HMZ 255; Wüthrich 31; Berger 2415–2416.</font></p><p><font size="3"><br /></font></p><p><font size="3">[ATTACH=full]1013159[/ATTACH] </font></p><p><font size="3">Zurich, Imperial Abbey of Fraumünster, AR bracteate penny ("vierzipfliger Pfennig"), ca. 1300–1320. Obv: ZVRICh; veiled head of nun facing. Rev: negative design. 18mm, 0.40g. Ref: Berger 2472–2475; Schwarz 30; Hürlimann 38; Slg. Wütherich 209.</font></p><p><br /></p><p><i>And finally, here are some late bracteates or "hollow pennies:"</i></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1013155[/ATTACH] </p><p><font size="3">Margraviate of Brandenburg, under House Hohenzollern, Frederick II "the Iron", AR bracteate penny ("Hohlpfennig"), ca. 1440–1470, Frankfurt/Oder mint. Obv: helmet with crest of six feathers l. Rev: negative design (bracteate). 16.5mm, 0.40g. Ref: Bahrfeldt II, 16a–c.</font></p><p><font size="3"><br /></font></p><p><font size="3">[ATTACH=full]1013156[/ATTACH] </font></p><p><font size="3">Braunschweig, civic issue, AR bracteate penny ("Ewiger Pfennig"), after 1412 AD. Obv: lion walking l. Rev: negative design (bracteate). 21 mm, 0.45g. Ref: Berger 993–1001.</font></p><p><font size="3"><br /></font></p><p><font size="3">[ATTACH=full]1013149[/ATTACH] </font></p><p><font size="3">Basel, City and Canton, AR bracteate penny ("Rappen"), 17th c. Obv: crosier ("Baselstab") in shield with three v-shaped ornaments; all in dotted border. Rev: negative design (bracteate). 17.5 mm, 0.27g. Ref: HMZ 2–89a.</font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Orielensis, post: 3792063, member: 96898"][I]Here are some bracteates from Switzerland and the Breisgau. Note the characteristic square shape:[/I] [ATTACH=full]1013157[/ATTACH] [SIZE=3]Freiburg im Breisgau, civic issue, AR bracteate penny ("vierzipfliger Pfennig"), ca. 1250 AD. Obv: dragon ("Lindwurm") r. Rev: negative design. 18mm, 0.37g. Ref: Berger 2432–3; Slg. Wüthrich 54; Wielandt, Breisgau 44.[/SIZE] [ATTACH=full]1013158[/ATTACH] [SIZE=3]Freiburg im Breisgau, civic issue, AR bracteate penny ("Rappen"), ca. 1368–1390 AD. Obv: eagle's head l. Rev: negative design. 18mm, 0.30g. Ref: Wielandt: Breisgau 48b; Slg. Wüthrich 63; Slg. Ulmer 249; Berger –. [ATTACH=full]1013153[/ATTACH] Prince-Bishopric of Basel, under Johann II Senn von Münsingen, AR bracteate penny ("vierzipfliger Pfennig"), 1335–1365 AD. Obv: head of a bishop wearing mitre (three pellets at each side) left, between B-A, ring above. Rev: negative design. 17–20mm, 0.33g. Ref: Wielandt: Basler Münzprägung (1971), no. 117; HMZ 255; Wüthrich 31; Berger 2415–2416. [ATTACH=full]1013159[/ATTACH] Zurich, Imperial Abbey of Fraumünster, AR bracteate penny ("vierzipfliger Pfennig"), ca. 1300–1320. Obv: ZVRICh; veiled head of nun facing. Rev: negative design. 18mm, 0.40g. Ref: Berger 2472–2475; Schwarz 30; Hürlimann 38; Slg. Wütherich 209.[/SIZE] [I]And finally, here are some late bracteates or "hollow pennies:"[/I] [ATTACH=full]1013155[/ATTACH] [SIZE=3]Margraviate of Brandenburg, under House Hohenzollern, Frederick II "the Iron", AR bracteate penny ("Hohlpfennig"), ca. 1440–1470, Frankfurt/Oder mint. Obv: helmet with crest of six feathers l. Rev: negative design (bracteate). 16.5mm, 0.40g. Ref: Bahrfeldt II, 16a–c. [ATTACH=full]1013156[/ATTACH] Braunschweig, civic issue, AR bracteate penny ("Ewiger Pfennig"), after 1412 AD. Obv: lion walking l. Rev: negative design (bracteate). 21 mm, 0.45g. Ref: Berger 993–1001. [ATTACH=full]1013149[/ATTACH] Basel, City and Canton, AR bracteate penny ("Rappen"), 17th c. Obv: crosier ("Baselstab") in shield with three v-shaped ornaments; all in dotted border. Rev: negative design (bracteate). 17.5 mm, 0.27g. Ref: HMZ 2–89a.[/SIZE][/QUOTE]
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