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<p>[QUOTE="lordmarcovan, post: 5334579, member: 10461"]Well, I've got the <i>villain</i> of the Robin Hood tales- the "bad" brother, John (whose coinage also bore the HENRICVS name of their father, Henry II.)</p><p><br /></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>England: silver penny of King John, ca. 1213-1215, from the Gisors hoard found in Normandy</b></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b><a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/england-silver-penny-of-king-john-ca-1213-1215-from-the-gisors-hoard-found-in-normandy.316771/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/england-silver-penny-of-king-john-ca-1213-1215-from-the-gisors-hoard-found-in-normandy.316771/"><img src="https://collectivecoin.imgix.net/vaPEvenbRhafNvJGEn8n_John_penny-800x400-gradient.png" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a></b></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Obverse:</b> Crowned head of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John,_King_of_England" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John,_King_of_England" rel="nofollow">King John</a> facing, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sceptre" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sceptre" rel="nofollow">scepter</a> to left. Obverse legend reads "HENRICVS", as John's coinage was struck bearing the name of his father, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_II_of_England" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_II_of_England" rel="nofollow">Henry II</a>.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Reverse: </b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crosses_in_heraldry" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crosses_in_heraldry" rel="nofollow">Voided</a> short cross; <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quatrefoil" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quatrefoil" rel="nofollow">quatrefoils</a> in angles.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Issuer: </b>John Lackland, King of England (1199-1216).</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Specifications: </b>Silver <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_English_penny_(1154%E2%80%931485)" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_English_penny_(1154%E2%80%931485)" rel="nofollow">penny</a>, 17 mm, 1.22 g. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London#Middle_Ages" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London#Middle_Ages" rel="nofollow">London</a> mint. Struck ca. 1213-1215. Moneyer: Walter on Lunde.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Grade:</b> <a href="https://www.pcgs.com/cert/35075112" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.pcgs.com/cert/35075112" rel="nofollow">PCGS XF45</a>, cert. #35075112.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Reference:</b> <a href="https://www.pcgs.com/valueview/jumptovalueview?s=895746&g=45" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.pcgs.com/valueview/jumptovalueview?s=895746&g=45" rel="nofollow">PCGS-895746</a>, North-975/1, SCBC-1354.<a href="https://cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=353579" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=353579" rel="nofollow">*</a></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Provenance:</b> Classical Numismatic Group eAuction 413, Lot 722, 1/31/2018.<a href="https://cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=353579" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=353579" rel="nofollow">*</a> Purchased raw.</font></font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="lordmarcovan, post: 5334579, member: 10461"]Well, I've got the [I]villain[/I] of the Robin Hood tales- the "bad" brother, John (whose coinage also bore the HENRICVS name of their father, Henry II.) [FONT=Georgia][SIZE=5][B]England: silver penny of King John, ca. 1213-1215, from the Gisors hoard found in Normandy[/B] [B][URL='https://www.cointalk.com/threads/england-silver-penny-of-king-john-ca-1213-1215-from-the-gisors-hoard-found-in-normandy.316771/'][IMG]https://collectivecoin.imgix.net/vaPEvenbRhafNvJGEn8n_John_penny-800x400-gradient.png[/IMG][/URL][/B] [B]Obverse:[/B] Crowned head of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John,_King_of_England']King John[/URL] facing, [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sceptre']scepter[/URL] to left. Obverse legend reads "HENRICVS", as John's coinage was struck bearing the name of his father, [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_II_of_England']Henry II[/URL]. [B]Reverse: [/B][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crosses_in_heraldry']Voided[/URL] short cross; [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quatrefoil']quatrefoils[/URL] in angles. [B]Issuer: [/B]John Lackland, King of England (1199-1216). [B]Specifications: [/B]Silver [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_English_penny_(1154%E2%80%931485)']penny[/URL], 17 mm, 1.22 g. [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London#Middle_Ages']London[/URL] mint. Struck ca. 1213-1215. Moneyer: Walter on Lunde. [B]Grade:[/B] [URL='https://www.pcgs.com/cert/35075112']PCGS XF45[/URL], cert. #35075112. [B]Reference:[/B] [URL='https://www.pcgs.com/valueview/jumptovalueview?s=895746&g=45']PCGS-895746[/URL], North-975/1, SCBC-1354.[URL='https://cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=353579']*[/URL] [B]Provenance:[/B] Classical Numismatic Group eAuction 413, Lot 722, 1/31/2018.[URL='https://cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=353579']*[/URL] Purchased raw.[/SIZE][/FONT][/QUOTE]
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