(from the article `coin`) ...the right of coinage to various ecclesiastical foundations. Bern was allowed a mint by the emperor Frederick II in 1218, and other towns and ... ...not easily be obtained by one blow; hence there evolved a method of striking one half of the coin with a slightly inclined upper die, which was ... [2 related... Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/b/104
thin, gold, disk-shaped pendant peculiar to early Scandinavian civilizations. Bracteates were produced by first carving the design in relief on some ... Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/b/104
Brac'te·ate adjective [ Confer L. bracteatus covered with gold plate.] (Botany) Having a bract or bracts. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/B/90