Hannover 1707 24 mariengroschen

formerly in the Wildman Collection

The mythical creature on the obverse is a wild man of the forest. Elector Georg Ludwig (1698-1727) became king George I of England in 1714. This type was struck 1701-11; 24 mariengroschen = 2/3 thaler. Hannover struck this denomination until 1789. The Brunswick coinages are among the most complicated series of German states issues outside of Saxony. The SCWC lists coins for Brunswick-Blankenburg, Brunswick-Lüneberg-Calenberg-Hannover, Brunswick-Lüneberg-Celle and Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel. Hannover was the most important and eventually absorbed the others before itself being annexed by Prussia in 1866.

Recorded mintage: unknown but fairly common.

Specification: silver.

Catalog reference: Welter 2158, Dav-423, KM 15.

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.

Link to:

• 1700 thaler
• 1706 24 mariengroschen
• Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1707 24 mariengroschen, wild man reverse
• 1707 "St. Andrew" thaler
• 1707-RB thaler, wild man reverse
• 1708 24 mariengroschen
• 1711-HB ⅔ thaler, leaping stallion, blank central escutcheon
• Coins and currency dated 1707
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