Hannover 1712 pfennig
This specimen was lot 5683 in Künker sale 354 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €240 (about US$334 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"BRAUNSCHWEIG UND LÜNEBURG, BRAUNSCHWEIG-LÜNEBURG, FÜRSTENTUM, Georg I. Ludwig, 1698-1714. Einseitiger Pfennig (Schüsselpfennig) 1712, Clausthal. Prachtexemplar. Stempelglanz. Aus der Sammlung eines Ingenieurs. Exemplar der Auktion Fritz Rudolf Künker 69, Osnabrück 2001, Nr. 4745. (Germany, duchy of Brunswick-Luneburg-Calenberg-Hannover, George Louis, 1698-1714, uniface penny of 1712, Clausthal mint. Choice example, uncirculated.)"
This type was struck 1698, 1700, 1704 and 1712. The SCWC doesn't give the alloy specification for this type but similar low value coins from Prussia were as low as 0.062 fine silver. The Zellerfeld mint also struck billon pfennig but with a monogram obverse (KM 30).
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: billon, this specimen 0.38 g.
Catalog reference: KM 5, Welter 2215.
- 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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