View source for Hameln 1671-IB 4 mariengroschen

[[Image:S73-1142.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 73, lot 1142]]
[[Image:Hameln 1648.jpg|520px|thumb|Hameln in 1648. It lies on the Weser between Hanover and Lippe]]

This specimen was lot 1142 in Sincona sale 73 (Zürich, November 2021), where it sold for 200 CHF (about US$257 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''DEUTSCHLAND | Hameln, Stadt. 4 Mariengroschen 1671. Gutes sehr schön.'' ([[Germany]], city of Hameln, four mariengroschen of 1671. Good very fine.)"</blockquote> This town in [[German States, Brunswick-Luneburg|Brunswick-Luneburg]] issued thalers in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. It is most famous as the place where the Pied Piper allegedly tooted away all the rats. This type was struck 1671 only along with six and 12 mariengroschen. Four mariengroschen = one-ninth thaler.

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

''Specification:'' silver, 24 mm diameter, this specimen 2.38 g. 

''Catalog reference:'' KM 80, Kalvelage/Schrock 260 a. 

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* <sup>[1]</sup>Richter, Jürg, ''Sincona sale 73: World Coins and Medals, Bullion Auction and World Banknotes,'' Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2021. 
* Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014. 

''Link to:''
* [[Hameln 1616 1/24 thaler]] = groschen
* [[Hameln 1672-IB 6 mariengroschen]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1671]]

[[Category:Selections from Sincona sale 71, 72, 73, 74]][[Category: Minor coinage of the German states]]