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1/2 Penny Claudius Romanus - Delectat Rus
| Issuer | Private Mints (Great Britain) |
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| Year | 1760-1797 |
| Type | Emergency coin |
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| Obverse description | Draped bust of a classical male figure facing left, rendered in the style of a Roman emperor, occupying the central field. The effigy features a wigged or laurelled head consistent with late 18th-century evasion token conventions, imitating regal coinage without reproducing it exactly. The circumferential legend reads CLAUDIUS ROMANUS I.C, disposed around the periphery of the flan in Roman capital letters. The overall design deliberately evokes an antique imperial portrait to circumvent contemporary counterfeiting statutes. The die work is characteristic of private token production of the period, with moderate relief and a plain field. |
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| Reverse description | Central device depicting a rural landscape or pastoral scene, consistent with the Latin motto alluding to the pleasures of country life. A stylised tree or plant motif occupies the central field, surrounded by decorative elements typical of late 18th-century British evasion tokens. The peripheral legend DELECTAT RUS, meaning 'the countryside delights', is disposed around the rim in Roman capital letters, with the date 1774 appearing in the lower field or exergue. The reverse design, like the obverse, is intentionally non-specific to evade the legal prohibition on counterfeiting current coin of the realm. The overall execution reflects the modest but competent engraving standards of contemporary private token manufacture. |
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| Mintage | ND (1760-1797) |
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