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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Orielensis, post: 4869325, member: 96898&quot;]Carles VI &quot;the Mad&quot; of France (antagonist in <i>Henry V</i>):</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1175795[/ATTACH]</p><p><font size="3">Kingdom of France, Charles VI &quot;the Well Liked&quot; or &quot;the Mad,&quot; AR blanc guénar, 1389 AD, Tournai mint, 2nd emission. Obv: +KAROLVS:FRANCORV:REX; French coat of arms. Rev: + SIT NOME DNI BENEDICTV, Cantoned cross with two crowns and two fleurs de lis in angles; &quot;secret dot&quot; under 16th letter of legends. 27.5mm, 2.55g. Ref: Duplessy 377A. Ex [USER=74968]@Orfew[/USER] collection; ex AMCC 2, lot 332 (their picture).</font></p><p><br /></p><p>And since I&#039;m a little obsessive when it comes two medieval coinage, I also got a slightly later variety from the Paris mint:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1175796[/ATTACH]</p><p><font size="3">Kingdom of France, Charles VI &quot;the Well Liked&quot; or &quot;the Mad,&quot; AR blanc guénar, 1411 AD, Paris mint, 4th emission. Obv: +KAROLVS:FRANCORV:REX; French coat of arms; annulet under cross in legend. Rev: +SIT:NOME: DNI:BENEDICTV, Cantoned cross with two crowns and two fleurs de lis in angles; annulet under cross in legend. 25.5mm, 2.98g. Ref: Duplessy 377C.</font></p><p><br /></p><p>Edward IV (appears and rises to power in <i>Henry VI</i>, part 2 and 3; dies in <i>Richard III</i>):</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1175797[/ATTACH]</p><p><font size="3">Kingdom of England, Edward IV (second reign), AR groat, 1471–1483, London mint. Obv: EDWARD DI GRA REX ANGL Z FRANC, pierced cross with pellet in lower l. angle; saltire stops; crowned bust facing within a tressure of arches, fleurs on cusps, none above crown. Rev: POSVI DEVM ADIVTORE MEVM; long cross, three pellets in each angle, rose after DEVM; CIVITAS LONDON around inner circle. 25mm, 2.90g. Ref: Spink 2098. Ex Berk 201, lot 517; ex Orfew collection; ex AMCC 2, lot 314.</font></p><p><br /></p><p>Julius Caesar (title character of <i>The Tragedy of Julius Caesar</i>):</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1175798[/ATTACH]</p><p><font size="3">Roman Republic, Imperatorial Coinage, Julius Caesar, AR denarius, 49–48 BC, military mint moving with Caesar. Obv: [CA]ESAR; elephant walking r., trampling snake. Rev: priestly implements: culullus, aspergillum, axe, apex. 20mm, 3.70g. Ref: RRC 443/1.</font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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