Obv: Three-quarter bust of Romaine, REVD. WILLM. ROMAINE . M.A around. Rev: BUT I TRUSTED IN THEE, O LORD: I SAID, THOU ART MY GOD. PSALM. 31.14. in six lines, OB. JULY . 26. 1795. AE. 81. YEARS . in exergue. Edge: Plain.
Uncirculated. Choice brown and proof-like. Reverse flaw as usual. Penny. Scarce.
William Romaine was a powerful preacher in the mid to late 18th century, known for his sermons to huge congregations of London’s poor, which also earned him enemies among the wealthy. He also preached a doctrine of revival and was one of the most popular preachers and public figures in London’s history.