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<p>[QUOTE="lordmarcovan, post: 4896569, member: 10461"]Here is my first (and so far only-) bracteate. 'Twas a relatively recent purchase.</p><p><br /></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>German States (Brunswick-Lüneburg): silver bracteate of William Longsword, ca. 1195-1213</b></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/german-states-brunswick-l%C3%BCneburg-silver-bracteate-of-william-longsword-ca-1195-1213.363022/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/german-states-brunswick-l%C3%BCneburg-silver-bracteate-of-william-longsword-ca-1195-1213.363022/"><img src="https://collectivecoin.imgix.net/w4pUdYBBTOdsNlKGd7OV_Bracteate-gradient.png" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Obverse</b>: lion <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attitude_(heraldry)#Passant" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attitude_(heraldry)#Passant" rel="nofollow">passant</a>, left.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Reverse:</b> <a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/incuse" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/incuse" rel="nofollow">incuse</a> mirrored image of obverse.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Issuer: </b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_of_Winchester,_Lord_of_Lunenburg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_of_Winchester,_Lord_of_Lunenburg" rel="nofollow">William of Winchester</a>, Lord of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%C3%BCneburg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%C3%BCneburg" rel="nofollow">Lüneburg</a> (aka "William Longsword").</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Specifications: </b>silver, 21.5 mm, 0.54 g.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Grade:</b> "<i>Fast Vorzüglich</i>" (Choice XF), per Münzenhandlung Brom.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Reference: </b><a href="https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces106982.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces106982.html" rel="nofollow">Numista-106982</a> (other references cited there).</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Provenance: </b>ex-Münzenhandlung Brom, Berlin, Germany, 8 July 2020.<a href="https://www.ma-shops.com/brom/item.php?id=181127002" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.ma-shops.com/brom/item.php?id=181127002" rel="nofollow">*</a></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Notes:</b> a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bracteate#Early_medieval_bracteates" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bracteate#Early_medieval_bracteates" rel="nofollow">bracteate</a> was a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uniface_(numismatics)" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uniface_(numismatics)" rel="nofollow">uniface</a> coin hammered with a single die upon a thin sheet of metal, which reproduced the same design on both sides; raised on one side and reversed and incuse on the opposite side. Bracteates (<i>hohlpfennige, </i>or "hollow pennies") were a regional medieval coin that circulated in many German-speaking lands from the 12th to 14th centuries.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Comments: </b>This was my first bracteate. Prior to its purchase, I had struck out at least three times in my attempts to win one at auction. I finally bought this one at retail instead. I like it for its simple yet suitably medieval-looking lion motif (William was the son of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_the_Lion" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_the_Lion" rel="nofollow">Henry the Lion</a>), and its appealing old cabinet toning. I also like that it's from one of the German Brunswick (Braunschweig) regions, since I'm from Brunswick (Georgia, USA).</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b><a href="https://collectivecoin.com/lordmarcovan/vREY6n2u10aO6KWkiqmb/ovIfpP9XoTsLWXjfksWl" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://collectivecoin.com/lordmarcovan/vREY6n2u10aO6KWkiqmb/ovIfpP9XoTsLWXjfksWl" rel="nofollow">Additional images</a></b></font></font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="lordmarcovan, post: 4896569, member: 10461"]Here is my first (and so far only-) bracteate. 'Twas a relatively recent purchase. [FONT=Georgia][SIZE=5][B]German States (Brunswick-Lüneburg): silver bracteate of William Longsword, ca. 1195-1213[/B] [URL='https://www.cointalk.com/threads/german-states-brunswick-l%C3%BCneburg-silver-bracteate-of-william-longsword-ca-1195-1213.363022/'][IMG]https://collectivecoin.imgix.net/w4pUdYBBTOdsNlKGd7OV_Bracteate-gradient.png[/IMG][/URL] [B]Obverse[/B]: lion [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attitude_(heraldry)#Passant']passant[/URL], left. [B]Reverse:[/B] [URL='https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/incuse']incuse[/URL] mirrored image of obverse. [B]Issuer: [/B][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_of_Winchester,_Lord_of_Lunenburg']William of Winchester[/URL], Lord of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%C3%BCneburg']Lüneburg[/URL] (aka "William Longsword"). [B]Specifications: [/B]silver, 21.5 mm, 0.54 g. [B]Grade:[/B] "[I]Fast Vorzüglich[/I]" (Choice XF), per Münzenhandlung Brom. [B]Reference: [/B][URL='https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces106982.html']Numista-106982[/URL] (other references cited there). [B]Provenance: [/B]ex-Münzenhandlung Brom, Berlin, Germany, 8 July 2020.[URL='https://www.ma-shops.com/brom/item.php?id=181127002']*[/URL] [B]Notes:[/B] a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bracteate#Early_medieval_bracteates']bracteate[/URL] was a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uniface_(numismatics)']uniface[/URL] coin hammered with a single die upon a thin sheet of metal, which reproduced the same design on both sides; raised on one side and reversed and incuse on the opposite side. Bracteates ([I]hohlpfennige, [/I]or "hollow pennies") were a regional medieval coin that circulated in many German-speaking lands from the 12th to 14th centuries. [B]Comments: [/B]This was my first bracteate. Prior to its purchase, I had struck out at least three times in my attempts to win one at auction. I finally bought this one at retail instead. I like it for its simple yet suitably medieval-looking lion motif (William was the son of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_the_Lion']Henry the Lion[/URL]), and its appealing old cabinet toning. I also like that it's from one of the German Brunswick (Braunschweig) regions, since I'm from Brunswick (Georgia, USA). [B][URL='https://collectivecoin.com/lordmarcovan/vREY6n2u10aO6KWkiqmb/ovIfpP9XoTsLWXjfksWl']Additional images[/URL][/B][/SIZE][/FONT][/QUOTE]
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