Unieke product code (UPC) | 1444 |
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Diameter | 59.4 mm |
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Gewicht | 89 gr. |
Land | Duitsland |
Materiaal | Brons/koper |
Medailleur | Jacob Wiener |
Referentie | Hoydonck 183; Reinecke 22; Weiss BW720 |
Stad | Bamberg |
Achtergrond | Bamberg is a town and archiepiscopal see of Germany, in the Land of Bava-ria. The cathedral, a late Romanesque building, was founded in 1004 by the emperor Henry II. It features four imposing towers. The cathedral was later partially burned, and rebuilt in the 13th century. It contains the magnificent marble tomb of Henry II and his wife, the empress Cunigunde, the work of Riemenschneider. |
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Reverse | Rev. Interior view, at left side GRUNDSTEIN GELEGT 1004 / VON KAISER HEINRICH II. / DURCH EINEN BRAND / ZERSTORT 1081. and on right WIEDER HERGESTELLT DURCH / BISCHOF OTTO DEN HEILIGEN / 1110. and JACOB WIENER F. in exergue |
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Obverse | Obv. Exterior view DOM ZU BAMBERG and JACOB WIENER F. in exergue |