Commentary for Bava Batra 285:11

אמר ליה אביי בשלמא התם אהרן בר חלוקה הוא להכי פרט ביה רחמנא למשקל פלגא אשה לאו בת ירושה היא דיה שתטול כאחד מן הבנים

[since] Aaron was [in any case] entitled to receive a share, the All Merciful [must have] mentioned him explicitly in order [to indicate] that he is to receive a [full] half, [in the case of] a woman, [however], [who] is not entitled to be heir [at all]. it should be sufficient for her to receive like one of the children,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Had not her husband specifically named her she would have received nothing, the mention of her can entitle her to one share only like any one of the other heirs. ');">³⁰</span> [But] this is not [so] — For surely there was [such] a case at Nehardea where Samuel allowed her to receive a half; at Tiberias, and R. Johanan allowed her to receive a half. Furthermore, when R. Isaac b. Joseph came, he related [that] the Government<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lit.. 'the royal house'. ');">³¹</span> once imposed crown money<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Aurum coronarium; v. supra 34, n. 1, ');">³²</span>

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