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<p>[QUOTE="AnYangMan, post: 3792980, member: 87271"]Excellent topic, [USER=96898]@Orielensis[/USER]. Very informative and your collection is simply stunning! I very much agree with your favourite; that Gerno is an absolute winner! I remember reading somewhere that certain bracteates were struck in batches: a dozen or so flans would be placed in a metal tube, with a soft piece of lead or leather on the bottom , they would then be struck, causing the difference in the ‘sharpness’ of the design transferred to each coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>Indeed a shame none were struck in the Netherlands. At least, no true bracteates. We do have some late 15th century <i>Holpenningen</i> from Deventer, Nijmegen (and I believe Groningen?). These were produced from copper and formed the lowest denomination in circulation at the time. They were mostly used as donations to the poor during church!</p><p><br /></p><p>I have shown my Bracteate before, but I’ll gladly show some new images I made that perfectly bring out the toning:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1013422[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Lüneburg, Ducal/Welfic coinage, Heinrich der Löwe (the Lion). AR Bracteate (1142 – 1195).[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="AnYangMan, post: 3792980, member: 87271"]Excellent topic, [USER=96898]@Orielensis[/USER]. Very informative and your collection is simply stunning! I very much agree with your favourite; that Gerno is an absolute winner! I remember reading somewhere that certain bracteates were struck in batches: a dozen or so flans would be placed in a metal tube, with a soft piece of lead or leather on the bottom , they would then be struck, causing the difference in the ‘sharpness’ of the design transferred to each coin. Indeed a shame none were struck in the Netherlands. At least, no true bracteates. We do have some late 15th century [I]Holpenningen[/I] from Deventer, Nijmegen (and I believe Groningen?). These were produced from copper and formed the lowest denomination in circulation at the time. They were mostly used as donations to the poor during church! I have shown my Bracteate before, but I’ll gladly show some new images I made that perfectly bring out the toning: [ATTACH=full]1013422[/ATTACH] Lüneburg, Ducal/Welfic coinage, Heinrich der Löwe (the Lion). AR Bracteate (1142 – 1195).[/QUOTE]
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