German States (Augsburg): ca. 1184-1202 silver bracteate of Bishop Udalschalk of Eschenlohe

[lordmarcovan]

I quite like this one.

[expat]

Beautiful addition, great full details and toned a wonderful colour.

[Al Kowsky]

The fragility of these coins scares me, did NGC actually slab this coin 🤔?

[Dwarf]

These bracteates are not fragile. I thought so, too - but changed my mind after having handled many hundred.

[ominus1]

....very nice melord!...i've been lQQking at some for the early Habsburgs....:)

[lordmarcovan]

6 hours ago, Al Kowsky said:

The fragility of these coins scares me, did NGC actually slab this coin 🤔?

Yes.

[JeandAcre]

Brilliant coin (as in, literally), @lordmarcovan; really magnificent.  @expat nailed it; the toning is exceptional.  As superb as it is otherwise, for me, at least, that easily accounts for half of the full esthetic effect.  ...Thank you, to wallow self-indulgently in the obvious, that kind of toning is as rare as it is beautiful.

[Ursus]

Nice to see another coin of good ol' Udalschalk!

Prince-Bishopric of Augsburg, under Udalschalk von Eschenlohe, AR bracteate, ca. 1185–1190. Obv: bishop seated facing on arc, wearing mitre, holding crosier and book. Rev: incuse design (bracteate). 24mm, 0.87g. Ref: Berger 2631; Slg. Bonhoff 1893–4; Steinhilber 56.