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ALTENBURG: Friedrich II, 1212-1250, AR denier bracteate, ND (1215-1250), PCGS AU50

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ALTENBURG: Friedrich II, 1212-1250, AR denier bracteate, ND (1215-1250), PCGS AU50
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ALTENBURG: Friedrich II, 1212-1250, AR denier bracteate, ND (1215-1250), Seega-526, Bonh-1184, Löbbecke-688, N-344809, seated crowned Emperor on throne with lillyscepter and imperial orb, two annulets and two pellets in field; this example appears to have a purposely defaced face of the Emperor as the reverse's incuse clearly contains the elements of the Emperors face, PCGS graded AU50, ex Joe Sedillot Collection. In September 1211 at the Diet of Nuremberg, Frederich was elected in absentia as German King by a rebellious faction backed by the pope. Frederich's authority in Germany remained tenuous, and he was recognized only in southern Germany. The German princes, supported by Innocent III, again elected Frederich king of Germany in 1215, and he was crowned king in Aachen in mid-July 1215 by one of the three German archbishops. Frederich then astonished the crowd by taking the cross and calling upon the nobles present to do the same. It was not until another five years had passed, and only after further negotiations between Frederich, Innocent III, and Honorius III (who succeeded to the papacy after Innocent's death in 1216) that Frederich was crowned Holy Roman Emperor in Rome by Honorius III, on November 22, 1220.