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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Orfew, post: 3283347, member: 74968&quot;]All this talk on another thread made me finally buy this one. It had been on my watch list for a while so I made an offer to the seller yesterday and he accepted!</p><p><br /></p><p>I have been after one of these for at least 2 years but whenever they appear they seem to sell quickly and the price can go sky high. This one is not perfect it has some wear so it is not one of the very expensive bracteates , but it will fit nicely into my collection.</p><p><br /></p><p>Why did I want this coin? Well, the main reason is the historical significance. The abbey of Quedlinburg was granted permission to mint its own coins. Women were in charge of the abbey and so this is one the rare instance where women were in control of the minting process and could issue coins. That alone is interesting enough for me to want this coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>The abbey also has a long and fascinating history. It is associated with Henry the Fowler and in a strange way with Heinrich Himmler.</p><p><br /></p><p>Please post your bracteates here.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Bracteate. Quedlinburg Abbey</p><p>Gertrud Von Amfurt (1233-1270)</p><p>VF. Rare</p><p>Ref: Bonhoff--, Cappe--, Mehl 243</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]868092[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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