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Brakteat/Bezant Links
Links with information about the thin hollow backed decoartive coins sewn on many pieces of beadwork and other textiles in period.
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  Link   Archeological dig findings on beazants/diadems
Very interesting detailed and annotated report on some stamped bezants found in Lithuania.
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  Link   Article about Brakteats in monetary system
The Brakteaten - Irving Fisher
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  Link   Brakteat for sale
Museum quality brakteat for sale, great design reference... some photos show fronts and backs.
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  Link   Munich Museum Website Page
Information about coinage of the area in the time period, google translated, includes below passage: "Brakteat, of lat.: brattea, bractea = thin sheet made of metal, also hollow Pfennig: One-sided silver Pfennig (® Pfennig), whose Schrötling is
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  Link   Some info about the Pfenning & the monetary system
Translated from google
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  Link   Brakteat as amulets
geschichte-s-h.de short blurb about brackeat as amulets
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  Link   Brakteat
Numispedia.de Google Translated
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  Link   Article: Brakteat
A chapter from: Karl Walker: The money in history Rudolf Zitzmann publishing house; Run with Nuremberg; 1959 Google translated
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  Link   "Holphpfennings" or "Hollow pennies"
Google translated
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  Link   Schmuckbrakteat or Treasure coins
Numispedia.de - Google Translated Brateat that were made for ornamental purposes (i think)
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  Link   Brakteat in the Middle Ages
Wikipedia.de Google Translated
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  Link   Brakate in northern europe
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