Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1730-EPH 24 mariengroschen

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Stack's Bowers November 2023 Collector's Choice sale, lot 73517
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This specimen was lot 73517 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, November 2023), where it sold for $288. The catalog description[1] noted, "GERMANY. Brunswick-Luneburg: Brunswick. 24 Mariengroschen (2/3 Taler), 1730-EPH. Zellerfeld Mint. August Wilhelm. PCGS AU-55. Uniform medium gray surfaces with a hint of magenta throughout and splashes of gold in protected areas. Evenly and strongly struck with a well-rendered and detailed Wild Man. Attractive. From the Robert C. Knepper Collection." This type was struck for August Wilhelm 1714-30. Twenty-four mariengroschen made two-thirds of a thaler or one gulden.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver.

Catalog reference: Dav-351; KM-731; Welter-2383.

Source:

  • Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
  • 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, November 2023 World Collectors Choice Online Auction - Ancient & World Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.

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