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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ancientcoinguru, post: 2671551, member: 75563&quot;]After listening to my fellow CT members discuss medieval coins, I became intrigued and decided to form a collection of Medieval women while I was at the 2017 FUN Show in January.&nbsp; Not necessarily portrait coins, but coins issued by women.&nbsp; [actually, I have seen no portrait coins as yet, and suspect none exist]</p><p><br /></p><p>So far, my collection consists of 4 coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>Eleanor of Aquiltaine, wife of Henry II (mother of Richard and John), 1137-1152 AD. Eleanor of Aquitaine was one of the most powerful and influential figures of the Middle Ages. She would eventually become the queen of France, the queen of England and lead a crusade to the Holy Land.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]594981[/ATTACH] </p><p>AR Denier .84 gm - 17 mm</p><p>Obv: Two crosses with A Ω. </p><p>Rev: Cross</p><p>Reference: E1.11</p><p><br /></p><p>Maud of Hainaut, Princess of Achaea 1316-1318 AD</p><p>[ATTACH=full]594983[/ATTACH] </p><p>Denier tournois .76gm - 19 mm</p><p>Obv: +MAhAVTA P Ach&#039;, Cross. </p><p>Rev: DE CLARENCIA, Castle tournois</p><p>Reference: CCS-32-43</p><p><br /></p><p>Maria of Hungary, 1385-1395 AD, was the Queen regnant of Hungary and Croatia between 1382 and 1385, and from 1386 until her death.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]594984[/ATTACH] </p><p>AR Denar .48 gm - 14 mm</p><p>Obv: +mARIE D R VGARIE, Crown. </p><p>Rev: +mOnETA mARIE R, Patriarchal cross</p><p>Reference: Husz.569</p><p><br /></p><p>Ferdinand &amp; Isabella of Spain, 1474-1504 AD are best remembered as the queen and king who funded Christopher Columbus’ expedition looking for a new direct trade route to India (instead, he discovered America).</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]594982[/ATTACH] </p><p>Minted in Granada</p><p>AE cuarto (= 2maravedis) 3.81 gm - 22mm</p><p>Obv: Lion left. </p><p>Rev: very distinct style castle</p><p>Reference: Cayon 2465v</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Please post your medieval women, or any medieval coins that strikes your fancy![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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