How dare you come wooing my daughter, you empty pill-box, who have not two silver pennies to rattle in your pouch!
For centuries the emergent states had to limit their ambitions to silver pennies, successors of the denarius.
As his head turned in the lamplight, the circular spectacle glasses took turns to become silver pennies and clear again to reveal the small black eyes behind them.
The pay is two silver pennies a day.
Two silver pennies a day.
These silver pennies were typically decorated with geometric or pictoral designs, occasionally having the name of the moneyer inscribed on them.
After rummaging a bit, he brought out two silver pennies from his pocket.
By end'a day, ye'll have th' silver penny, ye' get the permit.
Anne's reign produced silver pennies in 1703, 1705, 1706, 1708, 1709, 1710, and 1713.
Mace produced two silver pennies which he laid before the man, but Scoris shook his head.