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Ceiniog logo #10101) Medieval currency
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Ceiniog

Ceiniog logo #21000 The ceiniog (denarius; penny; plural: ceiniogau) was the basic currency of the medieval Welsh kingdoms such as Gwynedd and Deheubarth. Hywel Dda was the only ruler recorded as minting his own proper coins; however, the ceiniog was not a coin but a value of silver. The `legal penny` (denarius legalis; ceiniog cyfreith) was the weight of 32 wheat .....
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