View source for Lippe-Detmold 1672-IH 6 mariengroschen

[[Image:JE149-1212.jpg|550px|thumb|Jean Elsen sale 149, lot 1212]]

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<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''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]], [[German States, Lippe-Detmold|county of Lippe-Detmold]], Simon Henry, 1666-97, silver six mariengroschen of 1672. Obverse: crowned arms; reverse: value and date. about Very Fine.)"</blockquote> 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. 

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed.'', Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
* Craig, William D., ''[[Germany|Germanic]] Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II,'' Mountain View, CA: 1954. 
* <sup>[1]</sup>Elsen, Philippe, et al., ''Vente Publique 149: Monnaies, Médailles et Décorations,'' Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2021. 

''Link to:''
* [[Lippe-Detmold 1658 thaler Dav-6894]]
* [[Lippe-Detmold 1672-IH 2 thaler|1672 double thaler]]
* [[Lippe-Detmold 1685-IH thaler Dav-6899]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1672]]

[[Category:Selections from Jean Elsen sale 149]][[Category:Minor coinage of the German states]]