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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 3978895, member: 19463&quot;]I was hoping AJ would show this one (among my top level favorites).&nbsp; Not knowing the identity of Phanes leave open questions we just can&#039;t answer.&nbsp; We tend to assume a name on a coin is an official or ruler but many coins instead have the name of a responsible party for the issue in the sense of, &quot;If this coin is found to be bad, blame Phanes.&quot;&nbsp; In most cases we can tell the difference between people being honored and those in danger of punishment but some of the most enjoyable questions in any study are the ones which will never be likely to have a firm answer.&nbsp; Was Phanes the local king/magistrate/boss or was he the blacksmith? </p><p><br /></p><p>While hardly old, I find interest in the &#039;responsible party&#039; system for striking English pennies.&nbsp; It would be a bonus to know if the Willelm L. of London mint died peacefully in bet with all his body parts intact or if he was one of the moneyers mutilated or executed for cheating the king.&nbsp;&nbsp; The coin also shows a situation not unique where the name on the coin is not the king who issued it.&nbsp; This is a coin of John who, like his brother Richard, continued to use the name Henry long after their father was gone.&nbsp;&nbsp; [ATTACH=full]1047304[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Who was first to issue a coin in the name of a predecessor who had a good reputation?&nbsp; Come to think of it, today we still show George Washington on money even though he is not responsible for it.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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