Hannover 1672 12 mariengroschen
This specimen was lot 1194 in Jean Elsen sale 149 (Brussels, December 2021), where it sold for €180 (about US$244 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"ALLEMAGNE, HANOVRE, Ville, AR 12 Mariengroschen, 1672. D/ Porte fortifiée aux armes de la ville, sous un lion à g. R/ Valeur dans le champ. Très Beau à Superbe. (Germany, city of Hannover, silver twelve mariengroschen of 1672. Obverse: fortified gate with the arms of the town, below, a lion facing left; reverse: value. Very Fine - Extremely Fine.)"
This type was struck by the city 1669-74. It later became the capital of Brunswick-Luneburg. Twelve mariengroschen = one-third thaler altho this example is a little light.
Recorded mintage: 107,000.
Specification: silver, this specimen 7,11 g.
Catalog reference: KM 79, Buck & Meier 287.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
- [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 149: Monnaies, Médailles et Décorations, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2021.
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