1184-1202, Augsburg (Bishopric), Udalschalk von Eschenlohe. Silver Bracteate Coin. Rare!

Mint Period. 1184-1202
Denomination: Bracteate
Reference: Berger 2628. Steinh. 60. Slg. Bonh. 1901. Rare!
Mint Place: Augsburg (as free City within the Holy Roman Empire).
Condition: A nice XF, with an NGC-ticket (too fragile to holder!), which has misidentified the coin!
Diameter: 25mm
Weight: 0.84gm 
Material: Silver

Obverse: Mitred bust of Udaschalk holding the chalice of St. Ulrich in his right hand and the cross of St. Ulrich in his left, surrounded by a ring of crescents and pellets.

Reverse: Incuse of the obverse (as usual for a bracteate coin).

The Prince-Bishopric of Augsburg (German: Fürstbistum Augsburg; Hochstift Augsburg) was one of the prince-bishoprics of the Holy Roman Empire, and belonged to the Swabian Circle. It should not be confused with the larger diocese of Augsburg, over which the prince-bishop exercised only spiritual authority.

The city of Augsburg proper, after it gained free imperial status, was a separate entity and constitutionally and politically independent of the prince-bishopric of the same name. The prince-bishopric covered some 2365 km2 and had approximately 100,000 inhabitants at the time it was annexed to Bavaria in the course of the German mediatization.