Watch List notes:

GERMANY. Halberstadt (Bistum). Gero von Schermbke, 1160-1177. Bracteate (Silver, 26 mm, 0.74 g, 12 h). ✠ S - STEPHANVS PROTOMARTI Draped and nimbate facing bust of St. Stephan; to left, three stones; to right, star. Rev. Incuse of obverse. Berger 1324. Bonhoff 483. Löbbecke 32. Beautifully toned. Minor flan crack, otherwise, good very fine.


From the collection of J. Knudsen, formed from the late 1970s to the late 1990s.