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2 1/2 soldi - Théodore I
| Issuer | Corsica |
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| Year | 1736 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse lettering | T·R 1736 |
| Reverse description | Inscription in two lines within a central field, surrounded by a beaded inner circle with an outer legend distributed around the border. The lettering is crude and irregular, characteristic of the primitive striking technique employed at the improvised Corsican mint. The abbreviated Latin text references the denominational and issuing authority of the coin. |
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Théodore von Neuhoff was a Westphalian adventurer who talked his way onto the Corsican throne in 1736 with promises of foreign military aid, ruled for eight months, and was eventually imprisoned for debt in London. His coinage — authorized almost immediately after his April coronation — was minted in tiny quantities and exists today in very few confirmed examples. The reference numbers C#1 and Gad#1 reflect that this is the foundational piece of an entire national coinage that effectively ended before the year was out.