A silver bracteate pfennig of Brandenburg. I liked it because It evoked the beginnings of German coins that prominently feature a spread eagle. Struck under Friedrich II (1440 - 1470). 17.2 mm; .24 g; RX: incuse of obverse. Saurma #4675.
Frederick II was born in Tangermünde to Frederick I, Brandenburg's first Hohenzollern ruler, and his wife Elizabet, nicknamed "the Iron" (der Eiserne) and sometimes "Irontooth" (Eisenzahn), was a Prince-elector of the Margraviate of Brandenburg from 1440 until his abdication in 1470, and was a member of the House of Hohenzollern.
Brandenburg
Brandenburg HohlPfennig
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