Brunswick-Luneburg-Celle 1691-JJJ 24 mariengroschen

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Goldberg Sale 146, lot 1344
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This specimen was lot 1344 in Goldberg Sale 146 (Los Angeles, July 2025), where it sold for $102. The catalog description[1] noted, "German States: Brunswick-Lüneburg-Celle. 24 Mariengroschen (2/3 Taler), 1691-JJJ. KM-345.1. Georg Wilhelm, 1665-1705. Leaping horse, date below. Pop 1; The only one graded at PCGS. PCGS graded EF-40. The Augustana Collection." This type was struck 1690-91 and is the last issue of this denomination from this state. It is not KM 345.1 as catalogued by the auctioneers but KM 330. A similar 24 mariengroschen exists (KM 293) with the value inside a wreath. The last gulden was struck in 1697 (KM 346.2). Brunswick-Lüneburg-Celle lapsed in 1705 on the death of the last duke and was merged with Brunswick-Lüneburg-Calenberg-Hannover. Here is our summary of the gulden of this ruler:

  • KM 328/Dav-364: bust obverse, stallion reverse; struck 1689 only.
  • KM 345.1/Dav-365: arms obverse, stallion reverse, GEORG on left, FEIN SILB on reverse; struck 1692-94. KM 345.2 struck 1694.
  • KM 346.1/Dav-366: arms obverse, stallion reverse, GEORG on right, no FEIN SILB, struck 1692-94. KM 346.2 struck 1697.
  • KM 331/Dav-367: value obverse, stallion reverse, struck 1690 only.
  • KM 330/Dav-368, -369, -370, 371: 24 mariengroschen, struck 1674-77, 1690-91.
  • KM 347.1/Dav-372: 16 gute groschen, struck 1693-94, 1698.
  • Dav-373: Ernest Augustus, bishop of Osnabruck, struck 1685-88.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 14.5-15.0 g, silver.

Catalog reference: KM-330, Dav-371.

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]Goldberg, Ira, Stephen Harvey and Vera Kan, Goldberg Sale 146: US Coins & Currency, Ancient & World Coins, featuring The Americas Collection, The Henry Garrett Collection & The Augustana Collection, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2025.

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