Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1734-IAB 24 mariengroschen

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from the Stack's Bowers September 2023 Collector's Choice sale, lot 74488
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This specimen was lot 74488 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, September 2023), where it sold for $240. The catalog description[1] noted, "GERMANY. Brunswick-Luneburg: Brunswick. 24 Mariengroschen (2/3 Taler), 1734-IAB. Zellerfeld Mint. Ludwig Rudolph. PCGS Genuine--Cleaned, UNC Details. Despite the noted cleaning, this example offers deep olive-gray toning with cobalt highlights and lustrous surfaces emanating from below. Attractive. From the Robert C. Knepper Collection." This type was struck for Ludwig Rudolph 1731-35. He was previously duke of Brunswick-Blankenburg.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver.

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

Source:

  • Davenport, John S., Silver Gulden, 1559-1763, Frankfurt am Main, Numismatischer Verlag P. N. Schulten, 1982.
  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, September 2023 World Collectors Choice Online Auction - Ancient & World Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.

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