Anglo-Gallic - Aquitaine, Denier, Eleanor, Duchess of Aquitaine (1137-1204) struck after 1189, Obverse: Two Cross Patees, m above, A below, DVCISIT, Reverse: Cross Patee, AGVITANIE, 0.76 grammes, Elias 11b, Near Fine with some weak areas, on a full flan. Note: This type is attributed to Eleanor of Aquitaine, who regained her rule of the duchy after the death of her husband Henry II, and her release from imprisonment. Some speculate the initials mA stand for Moneta Alienora. The meaning of the obverse inscription is also uncertain, possibly ducis[sa] it[erum], meaning "duchess again."
Anglo-Gallic Second type Denier of Poitou Richard I (1189-1199) Elias 8 Reverse PIC TAVIE NSIS in three lines, this being one of the only issues of Richard I coinage to bear his name, weight 1.1 grammes, NVF with some light toning (bought C.J.Martin 1983 £24)
Half Sovereign 1848 Wide Date Marsh 422B About Mint state with good lustre, we note that there was no example in the Terner collection or the Eliasberg collection, possibly one of the finest known examples
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