Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1675 24 mariengroschen
This specimen was part of lot 5044 in Künker sale 386 (Osnabrück, March 2023), which sold for €460 (about US$595 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"BRAUNSCHWEIG-WOLFENBÜTTEL, FÜRSTENTUM, Rudolf August, 1666-1685. 24 Mariengroschen 1675, Zellerfeld. Dazu: Rudolf August und Anton Ulrich, 1685-1704. 24 Mariengroschen 1692, Zellerfeld. 13,00 g. Dav-328, 336; Welter 1843, 2079. 2 Stück., Feine Patina, vorzüglich. (duchy of Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel, Rudolf Augustus, 1666-85, 24 mariengroschen of 1675, Zellerfeld mint. Included is a 24 mariengroschen of 1692. Two pieces, fine patina, extremely fine.)"
This type was struck 1674-79 and is moderately priced.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, this specimen is 15.94 g, the weight of 5/9 of a thaler.
Catalog reference: KM 516; Dav-328; Welter 1843.
- 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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