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<p>[QUOTE="lordmarcovan, post: 7897744, member: 10461"]<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/#post-3086189" 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/#post-3086189">England: silver penny of King John, ca. 1213-1215, from the Gisors hoard found in Normandy</a></b></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/01-johnpenny-frame-png.1363829/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></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></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Notes:</b> John's reign is most noted for the signing of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magna_Carta" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magna_Carta" rel="nofollow">Magna Carta</a>, which has had repercussions in modern government to this day. John is also known for having unsuccessfully attempted to usurp power from his brother <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_I_of_England" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_I_of_England" rel="nofollow">Richard the Lionheart</a> while the latter was away fighting in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_Crusade" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_Crusade" rel="nofollow">Third Crusade</a>. This coin was part of a large medieval hoard discovered in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gisors" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gisors" rel="nofollow">Gisors</a>, (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eure" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eure" rel="nofollow">Eure</a>) in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Normandy" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Normandy" rel="nofollow">Normandy</a> in 1970. There is a very detailed booklet about the hoard from the British Numismatic Society in this <a href="https://www.britnumsoc.org/publications/Digital%20BNJ/pdfs/1971_BNJ_40_5.pdf" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.britnumsoc.org/publications/Digital%20BNJ/pdfs/1971_BNJ_40_5.pdf" rel="nofollow">PDF</a>.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Comments: </b>John's reign is also (fictionally) associated with the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robin_Hood" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robin_Hood" rel="nofollow">Robin Hood</a> legend. I first learned about King John when I was a child fan of the 1973 Disney Robin Hood <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robin_Hood_(1973_film)" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robin_Hood_(1973_film)" rel="nofollow">movie</a> with all animal characters. In that, John was a cowardly lion and Robin Hood was a fox.</font></font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="lordmarcovan, post: 7897744, member: 10461"][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=5][B][URL='https://www.cointalk.com/threads/england-silver-penny-of-king-john-ca-1213-1215-from-the-gisors-hoard-found-in-normandy.316771/#post-3086189']England: silver penny of King John, ca. 1213-1215, from the Gisors hoard found in Normandy[/URL][/B] [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/01-johnpenny-frame-png.1363829/[/IMG] [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. [B]Notes:[/B] John's reign is most noted for the signing of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magna_Carta']Magna Carta[/URL], which has had repercussions in modern government to this day. John is also known for having unsuccessfully attempted to usurp power from his brother [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_I_of_England']Richard the Lionheart[/URL] while the latter was away fighting in the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_Crusade']Third Crusade[/URL]. This coin was part of a large medieval hoard discovered in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gisors']Gisors[/URL], ([URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eure']Eure[/URL]) in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Normandy']Normandy[/URL] in 1970. There is a very detailed booklet about the hoard from the British Numismatic Society in this [URL='https://www.britnumsoc.org/publications/Digital%20BNJ/pdfs/1971_BNJ_40_5.pdf']PDF[/URL]. [B]Comments: [/B]John's reign is also (fictionally) associated with the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robin_Hood']Robin Hood[/URL] legend. I first learned about King John when I was a child fan of the 1973 Disney Robin Hood [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robin_Hood_(1973_film)']movie[/URL] with all animal characters. In that, John was a cowardly lion and Robin Hood was a fox.[/SIZE][/FONT][/QUOTE]
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