Stolberg-Stolberg 1737-IIG 24 mariengroschen
This specimen was lot 975 in Stephen Album sale 50 (Santa Rosa, CA, September 2024), where it sold for $180. The catalog description[1] noted, "STOLBERG-ROSSLA: Christian Friedrich & Jost Christian, 1704-1738, AR 24 mariengroschen, 1737-IIG, reverse legend refers to asking for blessings of the mine, VF, ex Almer H. Orr III Collection." Stolberg-Rossla emerged as a partition of Stolberg-Stolberg in 1706. It was forced to recognize the suzerainty of the Electorate of Saxony in 1738. Christian Friedrich was count of Stolberg-Stolberg 1704-36 and Jost Christian was count of Stolberg-Rossla 1706-39. The SCWC lists this as an issue of Stolberg-Stolberg but it is actually a joint issue, as both brothers are mentioned. The SCWC lists numerous 2/3 thalers (KM 151, 165, 183, 197, 212, 211, 251, 275, 277, 296, 308, 330) as well as 24 mariengroschen (different denomination, same weight, see KM 117, 134, 195, 286, 294, 315, 269). None are common but are much more available than the rare thalers such as Dav-2802. This type is listed for 1707-38.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver.
Catalog reference: Dav-1000, KM-134.
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- Davenport, John S., Silver Gulden, 1559-1763, Frankfurt am Main, Numismatischer Verlag P. N. Schulten, 1982.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- [1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 50, featuring selections from the Dr. Robert A. Rosenfeld Collection, the Hakim Hamidi Collection, the Almer H. Orr III Collection and the Solar Collection, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2024.
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