Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1772-IAP 24 mariengroschen KM-870

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Stack's Bowers September 2023 Collector's Choice sale, lot 74503
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This specimen was lot 74503 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, September 2023), where it sold for $192. The catalog description[1] noted, "GERMANY. Brunswick-Luneburg: Brunswick. 24 Mariengroschen (2/3 Taler), 1772-IAP. Zellerfeld Mint. Karl I. PCGS AU-55. A richly and evenly toned example from this popular type. Displaying bright steely-blue patina, there are also subtle olive and rich amber overtones, especially on the reverse. Boldly to sharply defined, detail is near complete save for the slightest hint of softness in the center of the reverse. From the Robert C. Knepper Collection. Ex: Harald Moller auction with ticket." This type was struck 1735-80 for Karl I and is common. Twenty-four mariengroschen made a gulden, which was originally two-thirds of a thaler but had slipped to half a thaler by the end of the reign. Another gulden of this reign featured the leaping stallion reverse (KM 895), altho it was not struck every year. Mintmaster IAP appears 1763-72.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver.

Catalog reference: Dav-362; KM-870; Welter-2735.

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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