I have been on working on a medallion to go on our King John mugs - TopicsExpress



          

I have been on working on a medallion to go on our King John mugs this morning. The design is taken from the Winchester mint of the King John silver penny. In 1205 John ordered the withdrawal of all clipped coins and replaced them with these new ones. John charged a fee for recoinage of old money, but this did not help his financial problems and the barons were still a bit grumpy. Both John and his brother King Richard seem happy to have daddy looking fierce brandishing his sceptre like a weapon on their pennies. I think they would rather spend money on wars than a “craftsperson” to make a new one. This is why we have Henricus Rex and not Johannus Rex on the penny.
Posted on: Sat, 24 Jan 2015 14:20:48 +0000

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