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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 5334403, member: 19463&quot;]....no, not THAT one,,,, the other Richard I.</p><p>I am not a specialist in medieval coins or a student of the history beyond the end of the Western Roman Empire but I am a child of the era when boys idolized Robin Hood who stole from the rich and gave to the poor.&nbsp; Robin Hood was a big supporter of Richard I (the Lionhearted) so I wanted a coin of Richard.&nbsp; Those tended to be either ugly or out of my price bracket so I never had one in my younger days.&nbsp;&nbsp; One day I saw a coin of Richard I that was neither ugly (as medieval coins go) so I bought it based on the dealer ID.&nbsp; With a little research I discovered it was a coin of Richard I but not THAT Richard I.&nbsp; Instead it was:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Richard I, the Fearless, Duke of Normandy, 943-996 AD, AR demier, Rouen mint </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1225669[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Not having a supporter like Robin Hood made this Richard a great deal less in demand.&nbsp; While he is credited with much of the development of the feudal system in Europe, perhaps Richard is best known as grandfather of three British kings including William the Conqueror. Medieval coins with no portraits issued by people of less than first tier fame can be reasonable even in presentable shape.&nbsp; This is about as simple a can be.&nbsp; The obverse is RICARDVS I around a cross.&nbsp; The reverse is the mint name ROTOMAGVS around what is termed a temple façade (I&#039;ll have to take their word for that). </p><p><br /></p><p>I would like to ask how we are to compare the relative merits of being &#039;Lionhearted&#039;, &#039;Fearless&#039; and &#039;Conqueror&#039; but Richard of Normandy was also grandfather of Aethelred II &#039;the Unready&#039; so I guess things balance out in the end. </p><p><br /></p><p>In the interest of equal time requirements below is a penny of the famous Richard I &#039;the Lionhearted&#039; that does bear his portrait.&nbsp; I doubt I would recognize him on the street based solely on this coin.&nbsp; It helps none at all that Richard&#039;s English pennies all bear the name of his father Henry.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Richard I &#039;the Lionhearted&#039; of England, AR penny, Canterbury mint (ROPERD ON CANT) 1189-1199 AD</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1225701[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Post your coins of Richard (any one) especially if you have the Lionherted continental issues which lack portraits but do have Richard&#039;s name.&nbsp; I do not have one of these.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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