Bremen 1672-HL 24 grote
This specimen was lot 759 in Jean Elsen sale 157 (Brussels, December 2023), where it sold for €120 (about US$155 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"ALLEMAGNE, BREME, Ville libre, AR 24 Grote, 1672. Au titre de Léopold Ier. D/ Armoiries couronnées de la ville. R/ Aigle impériale couronnée. Belle patine. Très Beau. (Germany, free city of Bremen, silver 24 grote of 1672, struck in the name of Leopold I. Very Fine.)"
This rather scarce type comes with or without the initials "HL". The first is shown here. Twenty-four grote made one-third of a thaler. Most Bremen issues were emitted by the free city of Bremen, still today a major port on the North Sea coast of Germany. However, the hinterland formed the archbishopric of Bremen which persisted after the region converted to Lutheranism in the mid-1500's. Finally, as a consequence of the Thirty Years War, the state was secularized and handed over to the king of Sweden and ruled by him until 1719.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, this specimen 11,44 g.
Catalog reference: KM 124.2; Jungk 595.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 157, Collection J.-C. Martiny, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2023.
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