Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1783-CES 24 mariengroschen KM-1010
This specimen was lot 74523 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, September 2023), where it sold for $264. The catalog description[1] noted, "GERMANY. Brunswick-Luneburg: Brunswick. 24 Mariengroschen (2/3 Taler), 1783-CES. Zellerfeld Mint. Karl Wilhelm Ferdinand. PCGS AU-58. A SCARCE variety of this alluring "Wildman" type, and the first we have seen of the type. Only light is exhibited upon the high points of the devices, the deeply toned fields providing a somber backdrop to the mythical scene. From the Robert C. Knepper Collection." This type was struck 1781-86 for Karl Wilhelm Ferdinand and is scarce. Twenty-four mariengroschen made a gulden, which was originally two-thirds of a thaler but had slipped to a half thaler by this time. Mintmaster CES appears 1780-85.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver.
Catalog reference: KM-1010; Welter-2904.
- 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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