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| John Lackland was the youngest son of Henry II and brother of Richard I "The Lionhearted". In 1177, while John was only 9 years old, Henry II made him Lord of Ireland - a position held by John until becoming king in 1199. During his Lordship, a series of farthings were produced in Ireland with a mascle of one side and the name of the moneyer on the other. Edward Colgan in For Want of Good Money states: "In 1970 it was believed that fewer than 30 of John's mascle farthings may have survived. It is possible that under a hundred of these coins survive." | ||||
