Penny - Civil War Angevins; Empress Matilda
Features
| Issuer |
England
(United Kingdom)  |
|---|---|
| Empress |
Matilde (1139-1148)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 1141-1145 |
| Value | 1 Penny |
| Currency | Penny (924-1158) |
| Composition | Silver |
| Weight | 1.13 g |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 319871 |
| References | Sp# 1326 Standard Catalogue of British Coins (37 volumes). Jeffrey James North. English Hammered Coinage. Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom (4 volumes).Richard Paston Mack; 1975. The Coinage of Ancient Britain. Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom. |
Obverse
Legend around crowned bust right, holding lis-tipped sceptre.
Lettering: MA[TI]LDI:I M :
Unabridged legend: Matildis Imperatrix Givelcestre
Translation: Empress Matilda
Reverse
Legend around cross moline with fleur in each angle.
Lettering: [T?]VRCH I L:DE B[R]I.
Unabridged legend: TURCHIL DE BRISTOL
Translation: Churchil of Bristol
Mints
| Bristol, United Kingdom (1066-1702) | |
| Cardiff, United Kingdom (1141-1145) | |
| Ilchester, United Kingdom (959-1272) | |
| Oxford, England (871-1272, 1625-1649) | |
| Wareham, United Kingdom (924-1154) |
Comments
Kings of all England (924-1158), The Angevin Party, Matilda (1139-48).
Struck possibly also struck at Monmouth?
Matilda was the daughter of Henry I and widow of German Emperor Henry V (d.1125) and had been designated heir to the English throne by her father. Matilda was Countess of Anjou by right of her second husband Geoffrey of Anjou. Matilda arrived in England in pursuit of her inheritance in 1139 and established an Angevin court at Bristol and controlled most of south-western England. Matilda's cause was championed by her half-brother, Henry I's illegitimate son, Robert, Earl of Gloucester. courtesy of Spink
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND (1141-1145) | Bristol mint | ||||||||||||||
| ND (1141-1145) | Cardiff mint | ||||||||||||||
| ND (1141-1145) | Ilchester mint | ||||||||||||||
| ND (1141-1145) | Oxford mint | ||||||||||||||
| ND (1141-1145) | Wareham mint | ||||||||||||||
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