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Bracteates are thin, fragile and one-sided coins common in medieval central Europe that have an impressive artistic image quality. We show the ten most expensive bracteates that have been sold at auctions.
The Most Expensive: Bracteates
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Norway. Sverre Sigurdsson. Bracteate, 1177-1202, Bergen. EF-VF. From auction Bruun Rasmussen 764 (2006), lot 5332.
Top 10: 18,500 euros.
Bishopric of Halberstadt. Ulrich von Reinstein. Bracteate, 1149-1160. EF. From auction Künker 301 (2018), lot 520.
Top 9: 19.000 euros.
Staufer. Friedrich Barbarossa. Bracteate, c. 1180-1190, Gelnhausen. Exceptional specimen. From Auktion Numismatica Genevensis 10 (2018), lot 128.
Top 8: 19,423 euros.
Poland. Bolesław III Wrymouth. Bracteate, ca. 1133. Mint of Krakow or Gniezno. From auction Antykwariat Numizmatyczny - Michal Niemczyk 5 (2014), lot 17.
Top 7: 20,458 euros.
Landgrafschaft Thuringia. Ludwig III. the Pious. Bracteate, 1172-1190, Gotha mint. Superb EF. From auction Classical Numismatic Grouo Triton XXIII (2020), lot 1098.
Top 6: 21,557 euros.
Nordhausen. Abby zum Heiligen Kreuz. Abess Cäcilia. Bracteate, 1140-1160, Nordhausen. EF. From auction Künker 301 (2018) lot 508.
Top 5: 22,000 euros.
County Falkenstein. Burkhard II. Bracteate, 1142-1174. EF-FDC. From auction Künker 301 (2018), los 545.
Top 4: 26,000 euros.
Bishopric of Merseburg. Johann I. Bracteate, 1151-1170. EF-FDC. From auction Künker 301 (2018), lot 560.
Top 3: 30,000 euros.