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1/2 Penny Cheshire - Macclesfield / Charles Roe Copper Works
| Issuer | Charles Roe Copper Works, Macclesfield |
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| Year | 1791 |
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| Reference(s) | DH#31, Atkins#23 |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Vulcan, the Roman god of the forge, is depicted seated in the central field, holding a hammer and resting upon or adjacent to an anvil, symbolising the copper-working trade. The upper bar of the anvil points toward the second limb of the second letter N in the reverse legend. The encircling legend MACCLESFIELD HALFPENNY 1791 runs in raised Latin capital letters around the periphery, identifying the issuing town and denomination. |
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| Reverse lettering | MACCLESFIELD HALFPENNY 1791 |
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