Hannover 1709 6 mariengroschen

Stack's Bowers 2023 ANA sale, lot 55573

This specimen was lot 55573 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Pittsburgh, PA, August 2023), where it sold for $120. The catalog description^[1] noted, "GERMANY. Brunswick-Luneburg: Hannover. 6 Mariengroschen, 1709. Zellerfeld Mint. Georg I Ludwig (future George I of Great Britain). PCGS AU-55. From the Robert C. Knepper Collection." This type was struck 1699-1711 without mintmark and is fairly common. A six mariengroschen with St. Andrew on the reverse (KM 56) exists for 1708-09 but has mintmaster's initials HB. Six mariengroschen was one sixth of a thaler or a quarter gulden.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver.

Catalog reference: KM-11; Welter-2179.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, August 2023 Global Showcase Auction, World & Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.

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