Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1694 24 mariengroschen

from the Stack's Bowers September 2023 Collector's Choice sale, lot 74465

This specimen was lot 74465 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, September 2023), where it sold for $216. The catalog description^[1] noted, "GERMANY. Brunswick-Luneburg: Brunswick. 24 Mariengroschen (2/3 Taler), 1694. Zellerfeld Mint. Rudolph August & Anton Ulrich. PCGS AU-55. This specimen offers soft, champagne luster on both the obverse and reverse. Very attractive. From the Robert C. Knepper Collection." This type was struck 1685-1704. The two brothers ruled together until Rudolph's death in 1704.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver.

Catalog reference: Dav-336; KM-559; Welter-2079.

Source:

• 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, September 2023 World Collectors Choice Online Auction - Ancient & World Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.

Link to:

• 1693 24 mariengroschen, wild man reverse
• Brunswick-Luneburg-Calenberg 1694 24 mariengroschen, wild man reverse
• 1695 24 mariengroschen, wild man reverse
• Coins and currency dated 1694