★ A beautifully toned bracteate from Überlingen ★

GERMANY. Überlingen (?). 1180-1190. Bracteate (Silver, 22 mm, 0.46 g). Crowned lion right, raising its left paw; around, meaningless legend. CC 223. Berger 2578. Rutishauser 633. Extremely fine.

From the collection of Dr. Max Blaschegg (1930-2021, with collector’s ticket), ex Gorny 92, 20-21 November 1998, 2015.

The attribution of this issue to Überlingen is tentative. Other suggestions include Memmingen or Biberach.