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- n. Plural form of bracteate.
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Examples
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So-called bracteates dating back to late classical antiquity and the Middle Ages are no larger than a finger nail.
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Of the German medieval coins, the "bracteates" (Lat. bractea, "a thin sheet of metal") deserve special mention.
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The bracteates and jewels, from the bright-shining city, [1]
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They were not personal ornaments, like the Scandinavian bracteates of earlier times, but genuine coins.
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He added to the rare Hebrew, Greek, and Roman coins and bracteates collections of copper-plate engravings (over 20,000), minerals, shells, and paintings.
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