Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1732-IAB 24 mariengroschen

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Künker sale 386, lot 5062

This specimen was lot 5062 in Künker sale 386 (Osnabrück, March 2023), where it sold for €320 (about US$414 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"BRAUNSCHWEIG-WOLFENBÜTTEL, FÜRSTENTUM, Ludwig Rudolf, 1731-1735, seit 1714 in Blankenburg. 24 Mariengroschen 1732, Zellerfeld. RR Vorzüglich. (duchy of Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel, Louis Rudolf, 1731-35, since 1714 duke in Blankenburg, 24 mariengroschen of 1732, Zellerfeld mint. Very rare, extremely fine.)"

This type was struck 1731-35 during Ludwig Rudolf's short reign as duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel. It is still fairly common. This denomination was also struck with a leaping stallion reverse (KM 813) but not in 1732.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver, this specimen 13.01 g, the weight of 4/9 thaler.

Catalog reference: KM 812, Dav-357; Welter 2468.

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]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Katalog 386: Brakteaten | Mainz | Bibliothek Prof. Dr. Niklot Klüßendorf | Mittelalter und Neuzeit | Goldprägungen | Deutsche Münzen ab 1871, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2023.

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