ID Help - Bracteate 1. Maybe Hamburg?

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Wallet Valued Member Sweden 447 Posts	Posted 06/27/2017 08:30 am Hi, Can anyone help to identify this bracteate? Weigth 0.30 gram. Diameter 16.5 mm Report this Post to the Staff

Spence Moderator United States 34416 Posts	Posted 06/27/2017 1:37 pm Hmm that's a tough one. It will be a few days before I can dig out my books. Looks a little like Wilson. "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
Wallet Valued Member Sweden 447 Posts	Posted 06/27/2017 2:32 pm @Spence. I'm looking forward to when you have time for your books. I agree about Wilson, but I think this coin is older than Wilson. So who has copied who Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34416 Posts	Posted 07/04/2017 3:12 pm @wallet, thanks for your patience. I'm looking in my Bonhoff right now, and I actually disagree with Hamburg. While many of the bracteates of Hamburg have a central rectangular design (representing a Zinnenturm or crenellated tower), I don't see the scalloped edge on any of the pieces listed under Hamburg. I'll keep looking and post an update if I can find anything that looks closer to a match to your piece. Edit addition: Ok I've now looked through the 2000+ photos in both the main and supplemental catalogs for Bonhoff and can find nothing that matches your coin. I just couldn't find many coins with that wide crenellated edge. The closest design I can find is Bonhoff #146, which is a Hohlpfennig from Hamburg(!), but the design element (nettle leaf in a doorway) is still somewhat different from your piece and the crenellations are narrower. "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Edited by Spence 07/04/2017 4:12 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Wallet Valued Member Sweden 447 Posts	Posted 07/10/2017 08:39 am @Spence thanks for your try! Report this Post to the Staff
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