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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;FitzNigel, post: 2931075, member: 74712&quot;]There is also the very rare Cyprus issue from Richard on Crusade which contains a portrait, but it looks like any other Byzantine issue of the time, so i would not call it an actual portrait (having said it&#039;s rare, ive seen more of these for sale than i have the Issoudun issue...&nbsp; i believe some 2/3 of all the known issodouns are in museums)</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The large amount of ransom paid for Richard had a numismatic effect in the Empire - since the English coins were of a higher silver content, the short cross issue began being imitated, and I would include having one of these (there are many different types) to round out any collection of Richard I coins (you can tell this is a little side project of mine...&nbsp; waiting on that Aquitaine then the rarer issues...)</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]711730[/ATTACH] </p><p>German States, Osnabrück</p><p>Bishop Konrad I von Velber, r. 1227-1239 (1236-39)</p><p>AR Pfenning, 17.71 mm x 1 gram</p><p>Obv.: SANCT&#039; PE[T&#039;]. Head of St. Peter facing holding key</p><p>Rev.: +CON[RAD]VS EPC&#039;.&nbsp; Voided short cross with quatrefoil in each angle;</p><p>Ref.: De Wit 1837 variety[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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