Brunswick-Luneburg-Calenberg 1677 24 mariengroschen

Stack's Bowers 2023 ANA sale, lot 55625

This specimen was lot 55625 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Pittsburgh, PA, August 2023), where it sold for $80. The catalog description^[1] noted, "GERMANY. Brunswick-Luneburg: Calenberg. 24 Mariengroschen, 1677. Zellerfeld Mint. Johann Friedrich. Extremely Fine Details -- Cleaned. From the Robert C. Knepper Collection." This type was struck 1677-80 and is fairly common. Johann Friedrich was duke of Brunswick-Luneburg-Calenberg 1665-79.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver.

Catalog reference: Dav-388; KM-195; Welter 1738.

Source:

• Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
• Davenport, John S., Silver Gulden, 1559-1763, Frankfurt am Main, Numismatischer Verlag P. N. Schulten, 1982.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, August 2023 Global Showcase Auction, World & Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.

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