Category:
Dating:
11th - 12th century AD
Description:
Pseudo-coin brooch; flat reverse with two attachment points of a lost needle construction, on the obverse a bearded head of a ruler with a gable crown and pendilia (bands hanging down on the sides) en face, the portrait is surrounded by two pearl circles, between which there is a backwards inscription that can be deciphered as + DEIIO [..] III E ∙ [..] T. The pennies of Emperor Henry III minted in Goslar after 1047/48 served as the template for this type of brooch. In contrast to the coins, the brooches bear the inscription BENNO ME FECIT ("Benno made me") or more or less wild variations of it.
Literature:
Emmerig, H: Die sogenannten "Benno-Jetons" – münzähnliche Broschen des 11. Jahrhunderts. In: B. Kluge / B. Weisser (Hrsg.) XII. Internationaler Numismatischer Kongress Berlin 1997. Akten 2 (Berlin 2000) 893-903.
Inscription:
+ DEIIO [..] III E ∙ [..] T
Material:
Bronze
Weight:
1,33 g
Height:
0,8 mm
Diameter:
21,2 mm
Condition:
Mostly preserved
Detector find:
Yes
Country:
Germany
County:
Region Hannover
Front / Professionally restored
Rear / Cleaned with water & brush
Cleaned with water & brush
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Sondelreise 3.11.2024
Really very nice
Jan 4.11.2024
And top marketing even back then from Benno 👌
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