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tdziemia Pillar of the Community United States 7936 Posts	Posted 08/23/2025 4:55 pm I don't have many bracteates in my collection ... maybe the one I just acquired is the 4th or 5th. And even though the auction listing had the size (28 mm), my brain didn't really process how large that is for a bracteate. Well, it's a really impressive size: And I'm used to handling thin medieval coins, but it's only three quarters of a gram spead across that size, so I'm pretty sure it's the thinnest coin I own (I guess I can do the math...). Anyone else out there got a large one? Edited by tdziemia 08/23/2025 4:56 pm Report this Post to the Staff

Keith67 Pillar of the Community United States 6527 Posts	Posted 08/23/2025 6:31 pm Very nice @ tdz My 2 largest Report this Post to the Staff
Kamnaskires Pillar of the Community United States 7066 Posts	Posted 08/23/2025 6:54 pm Impressive! Congrats. Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34397 Posts	Posted 08/23/2025 9:05 pm What a super coin @tdz! Let me know if you want help with the Bonhoff attribution. I think that this one is the largest in my collection--27 mm/0.84 g and from Magdebourg, albeit with a different design than @keith's. This one predates their coin as it was minted 1142 to 1152 AD: "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
tdziemia Pillar of the Community United States 7936 Posts	Posted 08/24/2025 05:48 am Nice additions! @Keith I must have seen somewhere that you also had that type and forgot. So it seems these large ones were characteristic of the earlier days for this style of coinage in central Europe (or maybe just Halberstadt)?. My other (smaller) ones are mid-13th to early 14th centuries. My calculation gives an average thickness of 0.12 mm for this coin, which truly makes it paper thin (Wikipedia says the thickness of standard copier paper is 0.1 mm). Quite a testament to the skill in medieval mints. I'm seeing Bonhoff 463-464 for this type, but not sure the differences (maybe the legend?) Edited by tdziemia 08/24/2025 06:01 am Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 188052 Posts	Posted 08/25/2025 08:42 am Nice examples! Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
samoth Valued Member United States 218 Posts	Posted 08/30/2025 08:23 am That's a nice one! I've always wanted to get into bracteates, but they seem so fragile (and the large ones expensive!). Report this Post to the Staff
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