Hannover 1708 12 mariengroschen
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This specimen was lot 73596 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, November 2023), where it sold for $168. The catalog description[1] noted, "GERMANY. Brunswick-Luneburg: Hannover. 12 Mariengroschen (1/3 Taler), 1708. Zellerfeld Mint; mm: three stars. Georg Ludwig (future George I of Great Britain). PCGS AU-55. This example offers champagne-infused dove gray surfaces with splashes of golden toning. Good details with just a few soft areas. Attractive. From the Robert C. Knepper Collection." This type was struck 1700-11 with three stars as a mintmark; in addition, there is also KM 47 (1/3 thaler with St. Andrew reverse).
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver.
Catalog reference: KM-34; Welter-2172.
- Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, November 2023 World Collectors Choice Online Auction - Ancient & World Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.
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