Lippe-Detmold 1672-IH 6 mariengroschen
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This specimen was lot 1212 in Jean Elsen sale 149 (Brussels, December 2021), where it sold for €90 (about US$122 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"ALLEMAGNE, LIPPE-DETMOLD, Simon Heinrich (1666-1697), AR 6 Mariengroschen, 1672IH. D/ Ecu couronné. R/ Valeur et date dans le champ. presque Très Beau. (Germany, county of Lippe-Detmold, Simon Henry, 1666-97, silver six mariengroschen of 1672. Obverse: crowned arms; reverse: value and date. about Very Fine.)"
This is a one year type. Six mariengroschen = 1/6 thaler.
Recorded mintage: 23,000.
Specification: silver, this specimen 5,65 g.
Catalog reference: KM 85, Slg. Weweler 433; Schwede 279.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
- [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 149: Monnaies, Médailles et Décorations, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2021.
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