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1/2 Penny - John First Coinage
| Issuer | Ireland |
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| Year | 1185 |
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| Value | 1/2 Penny |
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| Obverse description | Crude hammered effigy of King John facing right, depicted as a stylized bust within a beaded inner circle. The portrait, characteristic of late 12th-century Anglo-Irish coinage, shows the king's head rendered in a bold, abbreviated manner with visible facial features. The surrounding legend reads IOHANNES, identifying the issuer. The broad flat flan displays typical irregularities consistent with hand-struck medieval hammered coinage. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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| Mintage | ND (1185) - Moneyer: Blunt - ND (1185) - Moneyer: Elis - ND (1185) - Moneyer: Raul - ND (1185) - Moneyer: Roger - |
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