Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1673 6 mariengroschen

from the Stack's Bowers September 2023 Collector's Choice sale, lot 74473

This specimen was lot 74473 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, September 2023), where it sold for $144. The catalog description^[1] noted, "GERMANY. Brunswick-Luneburg: Brunswick. 6 Mariengroschen (1/6 Taler), 1673. Zellerfeld Mint. Rudolph August. PCGS AU-53. Variety with the '6' at the left of the Wild Man. A delightful minor - evenly and strongly struck with no weak areas or flan issues, and exhibiting only the light wear commensurate with the grade. A very attractive piece. From the Robert C. Knepper Collection." This type was struck 1668-84.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver.

Catalog reference: KM-503; Welter-1853.

Source:

• Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, September 2023 World Collectors Choice Online Auction - Ancient & World Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.

Link to:

• 1668 6 mariengroschen, wild man reverse
• 1671-RB thaler, on the capture of the city of Brunswick
• 1671 thaler, on the capture of the city of Brunswick
• 1671 thaler, on the capture of the city of Brunswick
• 1671 thaler, on the capture of the city of Brunswick
• 1673 12 mariengroschen, wild man obverse
• 1673 thaler, wild man reverse
• 1678 6 mariengroschen, wild man reverse
• Coins and currency dated 1673