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title: Coin of Richard Lionheart
author: The British Museum
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# Coin of Richard Lionheart

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## Image File

[![Coin of Richard Lionheart](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/8658.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/8658.jpg)

## Image Caption

Official [coin](https://www.worldhistory.org/coinage/) of King [Richard I](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Richard_I/) Lionheart (reigned 1189-1199 CE), struck in 1195 CE in Issoudun (formerly Exoldunum). The obverse is inscribed RICARD'REX ("KING RICHARD"). The reverse reverse is inscribed EXOLDUNI ("FROM ISSOUDUN"). (British Museum, London.)

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Museum, T. B. (2018, May 09). Coin of Richard Lionheart. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8658/coin-of-richard-lionheart/>
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### MLA
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