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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Orielensis, post: 4975183, member: 96898&quot;]In my eyes, my most interesting coin probably is this one here:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1195541[/ATTACH] </p><p><font size="3">Archbishopric of Magdeburg, under Albrecht von Käfernburg, bracteate penny, ca. 1220–1232. Obv: OICI – IVSDV; St. Maurice, nimbate and wearing armour, standing facing, holding cross and lance flag; below, church building with two towers and an arch; inside, cranium relic. Rev: negative design (bracteate). 23mm, 0.68g. Ref: Berger 1586; Slg. Hauswaldt 167; Slg. Bonhoff 712.</font></p><p><br /></p><p>This is one of only few medieval coins showing a relic or directly referencing a recent event. In 1220, Achbishop Albrecht managed to acquire what was believed to be the cranium of St. Maurice, the patron saint of Magdeburg. The new relic was hoped to attract pilgrims and donations, which Albrecht needed to rebuild Magdeburg&#039;s cathedral. The old building had been destroyed in a fire in 1207. As a kind of advertisement, the bishop struck a series of three bracteates depicting the skull relic. This is one of them.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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