Brunswick-Luneburg-Celle 1675-RD 24 mariengroschen KM-288

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Künker sale 386, part of lot 5142

This specimen was part of lot 5142 in Künker sale 386 (Osnabrück, March 2023), which sold for €480 (about US$620 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"BRAUNSCHWEIG-LÜNEBURG-CELLE, FÜRSTENTUM, Georg Wilhelm, 1665-1705. 24 Mariengroschen 1675, Celle. Dazu: 2/3 Taler 1692, Celle. 2 Stück., Herrliche Patina, fast vorzüglich und sehr schön +. (duchy of Brunswick-Luneburg-Celle, George William, 1665-1705, 24 mariengroschen of 1675, Celle mint. Also included is a two-thirds thaler of 1692. Two pieces, superb toning, about extremely fine and choice very fine.)"

This type of 1674-76 is the first issue of this denomination from this state. A similar 24 mariengroschen exists (KM 293) with the value inside a wreath. An issue of 1690-91 (KM 330) completes the short series. Brunswick-Luneburg-Celle lapsed in 1705 on the death of the last duke and was merged with Brunswick-Luneburg-Calenberg-Hannover.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver, this specimen 16.42 g.

Catalog reference: KM 345.2, Dav-368, Welter 1591.

Source:

  • 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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