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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TheRed, post: 3148731, member: 87080&quot;]Great coins [USER=74968]@Orfew[/USER] especially that Geoffrey.&nbsp; Like [USER=91469]@Milesofwho[/USER]&nbsp; I thought about buying it too, but always was spending money elsewhere.&nbsp; A rare one recently sold in a CNG eAuction for about $500.&nbsp; All i could do was watch the price climb. Ill add my favorite penny of John and wish you all the best luck in getting one yourself.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]806181[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>John I</b> AR Short Cross Penny 1205 AD Canterbury mint; Arnaud moneyer; struck in the name of Henry II.</p><p>18mm 1.51g</p><p>Obv: Crowned head facing; scepter to left; HENRICVSR EX</p><p>Rev: Voided short cross; quatrefoil in each angle; +ARNAVD*ON*CANT</p><p>SCBC 1351; North 970</p><p><br /></p><p>Henry only had three&nbsp; male children that ever issued coins, and you just need John.&nbsp; One way to expand the theme would be his grand children or his children-in-laws.&nbsp; Otto IV the Holy Roman Emperor, one of his grandchildren, minted some vey nice coins.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]806183[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>The one above (not my coin) was minted in Lucca when he was king of Italy.</p><p><br /></p><p>William II the Good, king of Sicily, was his son-in-law and he also issued some cool coins, as our resident Norman/Sicilian expert [USER=74712]@FitzNigel[/USER] could show.</p><p><br /></p><p>Just a couple of thoughts.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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