Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1697 24 mariengroschen
This specimen was lot 73244 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, February 2023), where it sold for $192. The catalog description[1] noted, "GERMANY. Brunswick-Luneburg: Brunswick. 24 Mariengroschen, 1697. Zellerfeld Mint. Rudolph August & Anton Ulrich. PCGS Genuine--Graffiti, AU Details. With less in the way of graffiti and more simply scattered light markings in the fields, this late-17th century minor nevertheless offers a pleasing overall look and would serve as a solid representative of the emission. From the Robert C. Knepper Collection." This issue of 1685-1704 was the fourth 24 mariengroschen for this state. Equal to two-thirds thaler, it was struck steadily until 1834. No mintmaster appears on this coin. The wild man is the most common design but a few were issued with the leaping stallion reverse (KM 586, 615, 868, 895, 1012, 1033).
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver.
Catalog reference: KM-559; Welter-2079.
- 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]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, February 2023 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, featuring the David Sterling Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.
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