Struck during the Byzantine empire, the Nomisma was made of 98% pure gold, and most often portraying images of Jesus Christ. The Nomisma was of great worth.
Dinar
The first gold Dinar weighed 4.4 grams with Arabic standing figures on the front and an Arabic legend on the back. Usually the governors name and date were written on the coin but they were all marked with coin denomination.
Shilling
Shilling comes from the word scilling, an accounting term that goes back to Anglo-Saxon times where is was considered to be the value of a cow or sheep.
Pound
The early pound’s were struck from fine silver (as pure as was accessible). Although in 1158, a new coin was introduced by King Henry II (known as the Tealby penny) which was struck from 92.5% silver. Today it is known as sterling silver, named after its association with the currency.
Penny
The English penny was called ‘denarius’ resulting in the abbreviation ‘d’. The penny is also called ‘copper’. The penny was originally silver but later turned into a large bronze coin.