Definition

• probably a corruption of "poll head," was a clipped coin which made its appearance in large numbers in England toward the close of the thirteenth century. For a short time these coins were allowed to pass at the rate of two for a Penny, but were prohibited A.D. 1310. They were decried in Ireland by a proclamation of Edward I. See Brabant and Crocard.

Source

• Frey's Dictionary (American Journal of Numismatics, Vol. 50, 1916)

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