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<p>[QUOTE="+VGO.DVCKS, post: 5684421, member: 110504"]Sadly, nothing approaching this was done in medieval England. The only females to have coins with, never mind in their own names were reigning queens.</p><p>...And even then, only in the absence of a reigning king!</p><p>(Edit: Well, apart from Matilda, during the the civil war under King Stephen. But those are distinctly on the rare side of life....)</p><p>Italian coins of the Hohenstaufen German emperors, especially in the late 12th century, do a little better. Heinrich VI and Constanza /Constance of Sicily, parents of Friedrich II, did some coissues, but mostly with both their names abbreviated to one letter apiece. I posted one, I think in the thread, 'Post an Old Coin and a New Tune.'</p><p>...Even with that, it's an easy guess that the influence of Roman precedent probably played a role. ...Found the thread, hopefully on the right page (with a little scrolling). <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/post-an-old-coin-and-an-old-tune.365579/page-6#post-5509723" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/post-an-old-coin-and-an-old-tune.365579/page-6#post-5509723">https://www.cointalk.com/threads/post-an-old-coin-and-an-old-tune.365579/page-6#post-5509723</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="+VGO.DVCKS, post: 5684421, member: 110504"]Sadly, nothing approaching this was done in medieval England. The only females to have coins with, never mind in their own names were reigning queens. ...And even then, only in the absence of a reigning king! (Edit: Well, apart from Matilda, during the the civil war under King Stephen. But those are distinctly on the rare side of life....) Italian coins of the Hohenstaufen German emperors, especially in the late 12th century, do a little better. Heinrich VI and Constanza /Constance of Sicily, parents of Friedrich II, did some coissues, but mostly with both their names abbreviated to one letter apiece. I posted one, I think in the thread, 'Post an Old Coin and a New Tune.' ...Even with that, it's an easy guess that the influence of Roman precedent probably played a role. ...Found the thread, hopefully on the right page (with a little scrolling). [URL]https://www.cointalk.com/threads/post-an-old-coin-and-an-old-tune.365579/page-6#post-5509723[/URL][/QUOTE]
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