Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1735-IAB 4 mariengroschen KM-861

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Künker sale 354, lot 5542

This specimen was part of lot 5542 in Künker sale 354 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), which sold for €420 (about US$585 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"BRAUNSCHWEIG UND LÜNEBURG, BRAUNSCHWEIG-WOLFENBÜTTEL, FÜRSTENTUM, Ferdinand Albrecht II. 1735. 4 Mariengroschen 1735, Zellerfeld. ...3 Stück., Vorzüglich. Aus der Sammlung eines Ingenieurs. Exemplar der Auktion Münzzentrum Rheinland 105, Solingen-Ohligs 2001, Nr. 3554. Erworben 1967 von der Firma Karl-Ludwig Grabow, Berlin. Exemplar der Auktion Karl Kreß 148, München 1969, Nr. 1769. (Germany, duchy of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Ferdinand Albert II, 1735, four mariengroschen of 1735, Zellerfeld mint. [One of] three pieces, extremely fine.)"

This one year type featuring the Brunswick leaping stallion is listed as common. There is also a long series of this denomination featuring the wild man of the forest.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver, this specimen 2.20 g.

Catalog reference: KM 861, Welter 2681.

Source:

  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • [1]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Künker Auktion 354: Munzen und Medaillen aus Mittelalter und Neuzeit u. a. Braunschweig-Luneburg. Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2021.

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