{"id":66795,"date":"2021-06-28T04:00:13","date_gmt":"2021-06-28T08:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=66795"},"modified":"2021-06-28T09:54:00","modified_gmt":"2021-06-28T13:54:00","slug":"pounds-shillings-and-pence-a-history-of-english-coinage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/2021\/06\/28\/pounds-shillings-and-pence-a-history-of-english-coinage\/","title":{"rendered":"Pounds, shillings, and pence: a history of English coinage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"854\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/R2paSGQRwvo\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Lindybeige<\/strong><br \/>\nPublished 18 Dec 2020<\/p>\n<p>I talk for a bit the history of English coinage, and the problems of maintaining a good currency. Once or twice I might stray off topic, but I end with an explanation of why the system worked so well.<\/p>\n<p>Picture credits:<br \/>\n40 librae weight<br \/>\nMartinvl, CC BY-SA 3.0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&#038;redir_token=QUFFLUhqa0NQb3Uxbk41a3l6OXJaelAwOGhxanVsTGhaQXxBQ3Jtc0ttaF9mQ0pjYmdDVGNxUEw2enZtWGhDbE43M2dGQ2RXZFFGNlJzSEJ0LUxUcVFQQXFXWENrSTE4NHlyYVBIYzY1ZGR3NmhSTmkweUlYYnNBelJmcHluZ1JpZ0RQLWs3THgwNTItYmpteXR5S1hKaVAyTQ&#038;q=https%3A%2F%2Fcreativecommons.org%2Flicenses%2Fby-sa%2F3.0\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/&#8230;<\/a>, via Wikimedia Commons<\/p>\n<p>Sceat K series, and others<br \/>\nBy Classical Numismatic Group, Inc. http:\/\/www.cngcoins.com, CC BY-SA 3.0, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&#038;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbkdYMlVGU0hNU3FjbUkyYzNmSWgxaWFuQXRVZ3xBQ3Jtc0tuZWVPamVQZ25IRGdoTGtXa3pSWlVyR0tEdWRlNmRsTlRxMXEtb0hJSGpyWnJ5LWNHanpwLV8tTk5IS0U2RUFrTngxM0FRekVCRHRyaGY3dUFib0pGcEttQkhpaWZfaG9HeENSSl9ONXhmSzY4X3E5Zw&#038;q=https%3A%2F%2Fcommons.wikimedia.org%2Fw%2Findex.php%3Fcurid%3D4040579\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/w\/index&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>William I penny, and Charles II crown<br \/>\nThe Portable Antiquities Scheme\/ The Trustees of the British Museum, CC BY-SA 2.0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&#038;redir_token=QUFFLUhqa3V5MGhpUzlkYWVrSVMwR19SUzR3SXJ0WjZEQXxBQ3Jtc0tsOUMtelhVY0h1c1c2Q05EZnFGZURPczk3RTE3U0RFRnZSWGNqOElicVFKRXd2OGxTN09XdGxoRmdxa2F5VjdVR1pUeGhLZ3hPU2p1MnNKRmNDMUFQNEtKWU84MVVmU2hxMXhQQzRCUXkxbkdhS3Zxaw&#038;q=https%3A%2F%2Fcreativecommons.org%2Flicenses%2Fby-sa%2F2.0\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/&#8230;<\/a>, via Wikimedia Commons<\/p>\n<p>Bust of Charlemagne<br \/>\nBy Beckstet &#8211; Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&#038;redir_token=QUFFLUhqa2NWU2dmSnRZSUpxbEoyLXBqU1BXRWxoOTNHZ3xBQ3Jtc0ttTXVmd3FjTEZ3d29PM05IanVMaUgxSEJQNGVFVkF4a3dYTUx1TWtHbEdtTjdpY0pOSkpmbkRoOC0weG5CcDVsakZURzdoN0w0Y2NZbDR2T2p1QWlQU1pGUjFPT19Jc3hkSFlrdld0WUR6eWpJbFRKNA&#038;q=https%3A%2F%2Fcommons.wikimedia.org%2Fw%2Findex.php%3Fcurid%3D15563212\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/w\/index&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Edward VI crown<br \/>\nBy CNG &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&#038;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbnZxRXlvdWZ5VU14aDNEMW9MeEphRy1qV1A0Z3xBQ3Jtc0tsSlZ2Qk9PaFNFSW5maWJVV0I4QzB3SmsxTjQwWEZDcXhoblJ6TTdVVnJSTm9CckxOdU5HZlZEX3lsYzNmTkJLXy1WX0hrSTFzeThHLVl6VkR5bmIxbFNtck5ZQVMtam9JaS1pQzNoNDlROVluS1RPdw&#038;q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cngcoins.com%2FCoin.aspx%3FCoinID%3D143689\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.cngcoins.com\/Coin.aspx?Coi&#8230;<\/a>, CC BY-SA 3.0, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&#038;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbENHWGJtbUFCdmRUTzlrNy1ud1dXeTd3UlFNQXxBQ3Jtc0ttcmxLc0pDWTVLZC1XV2s1cnJJdFVtYm9ISlB0dlpTdE1JcF9Tdk41OGc4V3V0S3R6VjZGMGpUWGNEaUJzeWlGWlFkMzgxT0dGTWxDeTNEWUlXbWdoMkxyMUVVX0tVM2hZWFFScTBKeWVOMGFGeTdJQQ&#038;q=https%3A%2F%2Fcommons.wikimedia.org%2Fw%2Findex.php%3Fcurid%3D7716271\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/w\/index&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Charles II guinea<br \/>\nGregory Edmund, CC BY-SA 4.0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&#038;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbU45MVV4TmtaUmZxVm1mMVlKSnYzYlJRdERzUXxBQ3Jtc0tuUXpsUzJwREFkWWpCZGtuZUxCaUh2LXNtX0lEbGljRGlEWUZ1QkJJT3hJZXdYSUVGTlFfTVpvaGlRSFNKMlEyVHYyXzdhbWc2aTZBYkU0X1lEcTFoQjVLQVBJd0g0N0hjQVY3N3k2OWRKc2ZGZ0s1UQ&#038;q=https%3A%2F%2Fcreativecommons.org%2Flicenses%2Fby-sa%2F4.0\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/&#8230;<\/a>, via Wikimedia Commons<\/p>\n<p>Support me on Patreon: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/Lindybeige\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/Lindybeige<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Buy the music &#8211; 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