Hannover 1705-HB 4 pfennig
This specimen was lot 5679 in Künker sale 354 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €160 (about US$223 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"BRAUNSCHWEIG UND LÜNEBURG, BRAUNSCHWEIG-LÜNEBURG, FÜRSTENTUM, Georg I. Ludwig, 1698-1714. 4 Pfennig 1705, Clausthal. Selten in dieser Erhaltung. Prachtexemplar. Fast Stempelglanz. Aus der Sammlung eines Ingenieurs. Exemplar der Auktion Fritz Rudolf Künker 23, Osnabrück 1992, Nr. 2869. (Germany, duchy of Brunswick-Luneburg-Calenberg-Hannover, George Louis, 1698-1714, four pfennig of 1705, Clausthal mint. Scarce in this quality, choice example, about uncirculated.)"
This type was struck 1699-1715 while George was merely elector of Hannover. In 1714, he succeeded to the throne of Britain. Another four pfennig (KM 45) was struck with "LAND MUNZE" on the obverse.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: billon, this specimen 0.78 g.
Catalog reference: KM 25, Welter 2210.
- 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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