Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1735-IAB 2 mariengroschen KM-860
This specimen was lot 83 in Schulman auction 389 (Amsterdam, December 2025), where it sold for €70 (about US$99 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted, "German States - 2 Mariengroschen 1735 IAB, Silver, KARL I 1735-1780, BRAUNSCHWEIG-WOLFENBUTTEL Wildman holding tree. Rev. value. Ex Cherry Tree Collection. R PCGS Genuine UNC Details. Cleaned." Three different dukes ruled in Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel in 1735. Two mariengroschen made 1/18 of a thaler. This type was struck 1735-45, 1748-66, 1770-80. Issues of this denomination for 1735 include KM 857 (Ferdinand Albert/leaping stallion), KM 858 (Ferdinand Albert/wild man), KM 859 (Karl/leaping stallion) and KM 860 (shown here).
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 1.1 g, silver, 17.5 mm diameter, this specimen 0.98 g.
Catalog reference: KM 860, Welter 2760.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
- [1]Absil, Andrew, Olle Cederholm, Erik de Visser and Rik van Noorloos, Schulman sale 389: Ex Cherry Tree Collection, Amsterdam: Schulman b.v., 2025.
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