Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1731-EPH 12 mariengroschen KM-730

Stack's Bowers 2023 ANA sale, lot 55521

This specimen was lot 55521 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Pittsburgh, PA, August 2023), where it sold for $144. The catalog description^[1] noted, "GERMANY. Brunswick-Luneburg: Brunswick. 12 Mariengroschen, 1731-EPH. Zellerfeld Mint. August Wilhelm. PCGS AU-55. KM-730; Welter-2390. From the Robert C. Knepper Collection." This type was struck 1714-31 for August Wilhelm and is fairly common. This denomination was also struck for Ludwig Rudolf in 1731 (KM 811). 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.
• ^[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.

Link to:

• 1727-EPH 12 mariengroschen, wild man reverse
• 1731-IHT 3 groschen, death of August Wilhelm
• 1731-IHT thaler, on the death of Augustus William
• 1731-C thaler, wild man reverse
• 1731-C "leaping stallion" thaler
• 1732-IAB 12 mariengroschen, wild man reverse, Ludwig Rudolf
• Coins and currency dated 1731