Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1677 24 mariengroschen KM-516
This specimen was lot 55483 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Pittsburgh, PA, August 2023), where it sold for $120. The catalog description[1] noted, "GERMANY. Brunswick-Luneburg: Brunswick. 24 Mariengroschen, 1677. Zellerfeld Mint. Rudolph August. Extremely Fine Details -- Cleaned. From the Robert C. Knepper Collection. Ex: Leipziger Auction 73, Lot 1440." This type was struck 1674-79 and is a somewhat scarce gulden of Rudolph August. This specimen is a product of the Zellerfeld mint but is not mintmarked. In 1677, the phrase "V FEINSILB" was added below the denomination (KM 529). The "wild man" design was popular in Brunswick and Hannover at the time and appeared on many different thalers and minors. Rudolf August was the older brother and inherited the title on the death of August II in 1666. Interested in art and hunting, he delegated affairs of state to his brother Anton Ulrich, a situation he formalized in 1685 by making him co-ruler.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver.
Catalog reference: Dav-328; KM-516; Welter-1843.
- 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]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, August 2023 Global Showcase Auction, World & Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.
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