Hannover 1715-HH 2 mariengroschen KM-85
This specimen was lot 73286 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, February 2023), where it sold for $144. The catalog description[1] noted, "GERMANY. Brunswick-Luneburg: Hannover. 2 Mariengroschen, 1715-HH. Zellerfeld Mint; mm: crossed axes between HH. Georg Ludwig (George I of Great Britain). PCGS AU-55. Sporting a melange of colorful toning around the wildman, this elegant survivor exhibits very little in the way of handling and offers a great look. From the Robert C. Knepper Collection." This type was struck 1713-15 with the legend "FEIN SILB" on the obverse. There is also KM 84 without the legend and KM 83 with a leaping stallion reverse.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver.
Catalog reference: KM-85; Welter-2203.
- 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, February 2023 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, featuring the David Sterling Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.
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