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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;johnmilton, post: 3579034, member: 101855&quot;]I have been reading the book <u>The Plantagenets</u> by Dan Jones. In one of the chapters about King John, who ruled from 1199 to 1216, he wrote about how John paid the mercenary knights, who fought his battles for him in Europe, with pennies that had his name and portrait on them.</p><p><br /></p><p>I had to think for a minute because all of John’s English pennies were issued in the name of his father, Henry III. Then it dawned on me. Jones was referring to the Irish pennies which did have John’s name and portrait on them.</p><p><br /></p><p>Dealers say that these pieces are “common,” but it took me a while find one that pleased me. Most of pieces I saw had been damaged or cleaned. Finally I caught up this one.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]954694[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]954695[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Now I know why there are more of them available to us today. These pieces were issued from 1207 to 1211. Still it begs the question, why didn&#039;t he have these pieces made in England?</p><p><br /></p><p>Here an English piece, issued during the time of John, with Henry III&#039;s name on it.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]954696[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]954697[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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