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<p>[QUOTE="FitzNigel, post: 2633203, member: 74712"]Thanks Gavin - my doctorate was also in medieval history, particularly the 12th century. My focus was mostly on Henry II, and sadly I don't have any of his coins from England... (just this one from Aquitaine<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]579758[/ATTACH] </p><p>French Feudal, Aquitaine</p><p>Henry II, r. 1152-1168</p><p>Bordeaux Mint, BL Denier, 16.57mm x 0.8 grams</p><p>Obv.: +hENRICVS REX, cross pattée</p><p>Rev.: º+º / AQVI / TANI / ºEº, in four lines;</p><p>Ref.: AGC 2 (1/a), Duplessy 1030, Roberts 3881, SCBC 8001</p><p>Ex. R.D. Frederick Collection. Ex. A.H. Baldwin</p><p><br /></p><p>I find that knowing the history of medieval Europe, as well as Latin and Paeleography eases the way into Medieval Coins. They certainly don't contain the same beauty of style, or the ease of inscriptions that we get in Roman coins...[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="FitzNigel, post: 2633203, member: 74712"]Thanks Gavin - my doctorate was also in medieval history, particularly the 12th century. My focus was mostly on Henry II, and sadly I don't have any of his coins from England... (just this one from Aquitaine:) [ATTACH=full]579758[/ATTACH] French Feudal, Aquitaine Henry II, r. 1152-1168 Bordeaux Mint, BL Denier, 16.57mm x 0.8 grams Obv.: +hENRICVS REX, cross pattée Rev.: º+º / AQVI / TANI / ºEº, in four lines; Ref.: AGC 2 (1/a), Duplessy 1030, Roberts 3881, SCBC 8001 Ex. R.D. Frederick Collection. Ex. A.H. Baldwin I find that knowing the history of medieval Europe, as well as Latin and Paeleography eases the way into Medieval Coins. They certainly don't contain the same beauty of style, or the ease of inscriptions that we get in Roman coins...[/QUOTE]
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