Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1723-EPH 12 mariengroschen

Stack's Bowers 2023 ANA sale, lot 55519

This specimen was lot 55519 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Pittsburgh, PA, August 2023), where it sold for $168. The catalog description^[1] noted, "GERMANY. Brunswick-Luneburg: Brunswick. 12 Mariengroschen, 1723-EPH. Zellerfeld Mint. August Wilhelm. PCGS AU-58. From the Robert C. Knepper Collection." This type was struck 1714-31 and is fairly common. Twelve mariengroschen made one-third of a thaler or half a gulden.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver.

Catalog reference: KM-730; Welter-2390.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
• 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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