Auctori Plebis Token
Base
About This Coin
The Auctori Plebis Token group of the Post-1776 Private and Regional Issues (1778-1820) series holds the pieces described below. Crosby took the Auctori Plebis token to be English, since it is engraved in The Virtuoso's Companion, a book of English token plates published in 1796, and thought it was probably meant for use in America. The 1787 piece shows a laureate draped bust facing left with AUCTORI PLEBIS, and on the reverse a seated woman with an anchor and a globe, a lion at her feet, the legend INDEP ET LIBER and the date 1787. Crosby also noted pieces with the same legend and a head facing right paired with a harp and HISPANIOLA 1736, which he did not count as American.
Specifications
Strike Types & Varieties(5)
1736 Token 1/2P A. Plebis - Hispaniola Half Penny
1756 1756' Token 1/2P A. Plebis - Britain's Isles Half Penny
1756 1756' Token 1/2P A. Plebis - North Wales Half Penny
1787 Token 1/2P Auctori Plebis Half Penny
Undated Auctori Plebis - Uniface Obverse Token
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