Brunswick-Luneburg-Calenberg 1679 24 mariengroschen
This specimen was lot 5165 in Künker sale 386 (Osnabrück, March 2023), where it sold for €200 (about US$259 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"BRAUNSCHWEIG-CALENBERG-HANNOVER, Johann Friedrich, 1665-1679. 24 Mariengroschen 1679, Zellerfeld. Mit Wert in fünf Zeilen. R Hübsche Patina, leichte Prägeschwäche, kl. Kratzer, fast vorzüglich. (duchy of Brunswick-Luneburg-Calenberg, John Frederick, 1665-79, 24 mariengroschen of 1679, Zellerfeld mint, with value in five lines. Rare, handsome patina, slightly weakly struck, hairlines, about extremely fine.)"
This type is listed for 1677-1680 and is slightly scarce. Earlier in the decade, this denomination was issued in many different styles but this is the only 24 mariengroschen for 1679.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, this specimen 14.61 g, the weight of a half thaler.
Catalog reference: KM 195, Dav-388; Welter 1738 (shown with 6 line inscription).
- Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
- 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]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Katalog 386: Brakteaten | Mainz | Bibliothek Prof. Dr. Niklot Klüßendorf | Mittelalter und Neuzeit | Goldprägungen | Deutsche Münzen ab 1871, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2023.
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- 1677 24 mariengroschen, wild man reverse
- 1678 ⅔ thaler, bust right, ships sailing right
- 1678 ⅔ thaler, bust right, ships sailing left
- 1678 ⅔ thaler, bust left
- 1678-HB thaler, "leaping stallion"
- 1679 4 mariengroschen, "St. Andrew" reverse
- 1679-RB 1/24 thaler, on the death of Johann Friedrich
- 1679-RB 1/16 thaler, on the death of Johann Friedrich
- 1679-HB ⅛ thaler, on the death of Johann Friedrich
- 1679-HB quarter thaler, on the death of Johann Friedrich
- 1679-RB quarter thaler, on the death of Johann Friedrich
- 1679 12 mariengroschen, wild man reverse
- 1679-HB ⅓ thaler, bust right
- 1679-RB half thaler, on the death of Johann Friedrich
- 1679-HB ⅔ thaler, bust right
- MDCLXXIX-HB ⅔ thaler, bust right
- 1679-RB thaler, "EX DURIS GLORIA" at the sides
- 1679-RB thaler, "EX DURIS GLORIA" at the top
- 1679-HB thaler, on the death of Johann Friedrich
- 1679 quadruple thaler, death of Johann Friedrich
- 1679 thaler, on the death of Johann Friedrich
- 1680 ⅔ thaler, "wild man"
- 1680-HB thaler, "leaping stallion"
- 1680-RB double thaler, bust obverse
- Coins and currency dated 1679