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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;DonnaML, post: 4971745, member: 110350&quot;]A fascinating article. I had actually been wondering, after seeing this thread, whether Matilda issued any coins during her conflict with Stephen; the article answers the question in the affirmative.</p><p><br /></p><p>I do wonder what the author could possibly have been thinking when he wrote this on the article&#039;s first page:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1194887[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>What??? I guess all the coins with portraits of empresses on the obverse, not to mention mothers of emperors, etc., don&#039;t exist? A statement like that doesn&#039;t exactly bolster the author&#039;s credibility, but I guess he knew or knows his medieval coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>Unfortunately, I have nothing in between Roman Imperial coins and Tudor coins issued in the name of women. So here&#039;s my own Elizabeth I sixpence:</p><p><br /></p><p>England, Elizabeth I, AR Sixpence 1582. Obv. Crowned Bust left, Tudor Rose behind, all within inner circle with legend around, ELIZAB.D.G.ANG.FR.ET.HIB.REGINA [Elizabeth by the Grace of God Queen of England France and Ireland] / Rev. Quartered shield over long cross fourchée with divided date above, all within inner circle with legend around, Mintmark Sword at 12 o&#039;clock, POSVI DEV.AD IVTORE M·MEV· [I have made God my helper] 15 - 82. Spink 2572 (ill.). 25 mm., 3.2 g.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1194889[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1194890[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>I used to have a shilling with the facing obverse busts of Mary I and Philip, but it was among the many British coins and medals I sold.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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