galley halfpenny

galley halfpenny
noun
Etymology: Middle English galey halfpeni, from galey, galeie galley + halfpeni halfpenny; from its alleged introduction to London by Genoese traders — more at halfpenny
: a small base silver denier from the Continent that circulated in England in the 13th and 14th centuries

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