Bentheim-Tecklenburg-Rheda 1672 12 mariengroschen
This specimen was lot 1652 in Stephen Album sale 39 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2021), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted, "Germany, BENTHEIM-TECKLENBURG-RHEDA: Moritz, 1625-1674, AR 12 mariengroschen, 1672, MAUR. C. I. B. TEC. S. ET L. D. I. R. W. HL. AH., crowned 4-fold arms with central shield in circle // VON FEINEM SILBER and date around, XII / MARIEN / GROS at center, superb quality example with lustrous semi-prooflike surfaces! PCGS graded AU58." This type was struck 1670-72 and has a high catalog value. This 12 mariengroschen is from the county of Bentheim, on the border between the bishopric of Munster and the Netherlands. Thalers exist for this locale but are very rare, so collectors must content themselves with minors. Other minors include one, 1½, two, three, four, five, six and eight pfennig as well as various mariengroschen. This is the only issue of this denomination. The dynasty originally ruled all three counties but Tecklenburg was lost in 1696. The county was mediatized in 1806.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver.
Catalog reference: KM-81.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- [1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 39, featuring the John Sylvester, Jr., Collection of Annamese Medals and Orders, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2020.
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