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2 Pounds Hadrian's Wall - General Julius Agricola
| Issuer | States of Guernsey |
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| Year | 2022 |
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| Engraver(s) | Obverse: Ian Rank-Broadley Reverse: Adam Tooby |
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| Obverse description | The copper-nickel centre features the fourth definitive effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, facing right, diademed and draped, as modelled by Ian Rank-Broadley; the engraver's initials I.R.B. appear below the truncation. The surrounding nickel-brass ring carries the circumferential legend ELIZABETH II • BAILIWICK OF GUERNSEY • in the upper arc, with TWO POUNDS and the date 2022 in the lower arc, all separated by raised bullet points. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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Gnaeus Julius Agricola served as governor of Roman Britain from 77 to 84 AD, pushing Roman control further north than any predecessor. His campaigns into Caledonia culminated at the Battle of Mons Graupius — a Roman victory that was effectively abandoned when Domitian recalled Agricola and redirected legions to the Danube frontier. Hadrian's Wall, begun around 122 AD under a different emperor entirely, owes its existence partly to the strategic vacuum left by that withdrawal.
Guernsey has no direct Roman administrative history, which makes this an issuer of convenience rather than historical connection.