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Medieval Coin (Quedlinburg: Beatrix II)

Beatrix II (1138-1172), abbess1138/1160

Herzog Anton Ulrich-Museum, 3Landesmuseen Braunschweig

Herzog Anton Ulrich-Museum, 3Landesmuseen Braunschweig
Braunschweig, Germany

Obverse: On a brick arch between two towers sits the veiled abbess with a lily in her right hand, her left hand raised in blessing, at her feet the portraits of two canonesses; below a lily. In the field an arrowhead-type cross and three ringlets.

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  • Title: Medieval Coin (Quedlinburg: Beatrix II)
  • Creator: Beatrix II (1138-1172), abbess
  • Date Created: 1138/1160
  • Location: Quedlinburg (Germany)
  • Physical Dimensions: diameter 31mm, weight 0.88g
  • Type: Medieval Bracteate, Coin (obverse)
  • Rights: Herzog Anton Ulrich-Museum Braunschweig, Kunstmuseum des Landes Niedersachsen
  • External Link: External link
  • Medium: Silver
Herzog Anton Ulrich-Museum, 3Landesmuseen Braunschweig

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