Slitherine

We're looking for some advice on medieval currencies. If you had to pick a currency to cover a western medieval setting. which would be the best bet?

Something like Florins?

Marks were in use here in King John's time and in Germany

see e.g.

http://www.armor.com/2000/currency.html
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/source/m ... rices.html

Pounds, shillings, pence, ducats, marks, crowns, livres, sous, deniers ...

lawrenceg wrote:see e.g.

http://www.armor.com/2000/currency.html
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/source/m ... rices.html

Pounds, shillings, pence, ducats, marks, crowns, livres, sous, deniers ...

Florin is a coin worth 2 shillings

A Groat was a coin worth 4 english or Scottish Pennies

The name Penny has existed as a silver coin since the anglo-saxon period, and the reason why there were 240 to the pre-decimal pound is the "pennyweight" was 1/240 of a pound

Thanks - I think Florins or Ducats sound best so there are no major issues with these names we'll try it out and see which works best in game

This doesn't have anything to do with the future possible Campaign supplement, does it?