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IRREGULAR COINAGES OF STEPHEN'S TIME. 117
cially the shape of the crown, frequently varies on this
type ; II a with reverse as I c but pellets in place of
fleurs on limbs of cross and angles of quadrilateral
[PI. VII. 14, 15] there are again varieties in style of
bust II b similar to preceding, but cross on reverse
voided. The mints possible of interpretation are:
Of type I a Hereford, of I b Gloucester, of I c CRST,
for which I suggest Cirencester in preference to
Christchurch, which was at this time, I think, the
name of the monastery only, the place being still
called Twynham :
of II a Bristol, where the same
moneyer's name, Arefin, occurs on both the Empress's
and the Duke's coins, Sherborne (?), "Wiveliscombe (?).
Henry of Anj ou visited England
during Stephen's reign :
on four occasions
(1) Late in 1142, sent by his father to Bristol, where
he stayed four years, returning to Normandy in 1146.
(2) Spring, 1147, with a small band of adventurers.
Failing
in his attacks on both Cricklade and Bourton
(Gloucestershire?), he returned in May of the same year.
(3) Early 1149, apparently to be knighted by King
David. He landed at Wareham, was at Devizes on
April 13, and was knighted on May 22 at Carlisle.
"We know nothing of the rest of his movements till
his return in January 1150.
(4) January 1153, with a force said to consist of
150 men-at-arms and 3,000 foot-soldiers. Eeduced keep
of Malmesbury, and raised siege of Wallingford (the
object of his expedition), visited Bristol, and made an
armed progress through the Midlands. After the death
of Eustace, the son of Stephen, in August 1153, negotiations
were begun and culminated in the Treaty of
Wallingford, ratified atWinchester onNovember 6, 1153.