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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;De Orc, post: 453500, member: 4408&quot;]The first is again French from the Paris mint, it was made during the French revolution <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />&nbsp; The word Sous derives from the Roman&nbsp; solidus </p><p><br /></p><p>The second is British and is either a Farthing 1/4d or a Halfpenny 1/2p</p><p><br /></p><p>The George IV halfpenny was produced between 1825 and 1827, weighed 9.1–9.5 grams, with a diameter of 28 millimetres</p><p><br /></p><p>The George IV farthing was produced in two types, between 1821 and 1823, 1825, and 1826 it weighed 4.5–4.8 grams, with a diameter of 22 millimetres, and from 1826–1830 it weighed 4.6–4.9 grams with a diameter of 22millimetres</p><p><br /></p><p>If you are wondering about the &#039;d&#039; when writing the value of a pre decimal British coin again it comes from the Roman this time the denarius <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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