View source for Lauenburg 1738-CPS 16 schilling

[[Image:K386-05300.jpg|550px|thumb|Künker sale 386, lot 5300]]

This specimen was lot 5300 in Künker sale 386 (Osnabrück, March 2023), where it sold for €260 (about US$336 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''LAUENBURG, HERZOGTUM, Georg II. von Braunschweig-Calenberg-Hannover, 1727-1760. 16 Schilling (Mark) 1738, Clausthal. Münzmeister Christian Philipp Spangenberg. Sehr schön.'' (duchy of [[German States, Lauenburg|Lauenburg]], George II of Hannover, 1727-60, sixteen schilling or mark of 1738, Clausthal mint. Very fine.)"</blockquote> Lauenburg is on the lower Elbe next to Hamburg. It was a fragment of the old duchy of Saxony of Hohenstaufen times and its dukes regarded themselves as the senior branch of the family. When that dynasty fell extinct in 1689, the duchy passed to [[German States, Brunswick-Luneburg|Brunswick-Luneburg]], whose electors ruled it until 1813. The Hanoverians struck coins for the duchy in 1737-40, including this mark (one-third thaler) and a [[Lauenburg 1738-CPS 32 schilling|double mark]] (two-thirds thaler or gulden).

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

''Specification:'' silver, this specimen 8.83 g. 

''Catalog reference:'' KM 16, Slg. Dorfmann 131; J. 10; Welter 2654; Smith 194. 

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* Craig, William D., ''[[Germany|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.
* <sup>[1]</sup>Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, ''Katalog 386: Brakteaten | Mainz | Bibliothek Prof. Dr. Niklot Klüßendorf | Mittelalter und Neuzeit | Goldprägungen | Deutsche Münzen ab 1871,'' Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2023. 

''Link to:''
* [[Lauenburg 1738-CPS 32 schilling]] = 2 mark
* [[Hannover 1738-IAB thaler Dav-2092]] "wild man"
* [[Coins and currency dated 1738]]

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