The widespread use of black pepper in place of these objects in Renaissance Germany led to people in a certain profession being called “peppermen.” Edward I began a tradition in which these objects underwent trial by jury, the Trial of the Pyx. After adapting a top-secret process learned by Aubin Olivier (“oh-BAN oh-leev-YAY”) in Augsburg, Eloy Mestrelle introduced machine-made or “milled” versions of these objects to England. Henry VIII secretly ordered the production of shoddy types of these objects called (*) testoons. Most European countries were unable to produce these objects during a 15th-century “Great Famine” largely weathered by Venice and Portugal. Production of these objects resumed when transatlantic trade began from new sources like Zacatecas and Potosí. For 10 points, fraudsters clipped what objects, which in Renaissance Europe included groats, guilders, and florins? ■END■
ANSWER: coins [accept currency, money, silver coins, or gold coins; accept specific coins such as pennies, sovereigns, or livres; prompt on bullion, precious metals, silver, or gold]
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