Hannover 1713-HH 6 mariengroschen

Stack's Bowers 2023 ANA sale, lot 55574

This specimen was lot 55574 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Pittsburgh, PA, August 2023), where it sold for $100. The catalog description^[1] noted, "GERMANY. Brunswick-Luneburg: Hannover. 6 Mariengroschen, 1713-HH. Zellerfeld Mint. Georg I Ludwig (future George I of Great Britain). PCGS AU-55. From the Robert C. Knepper Collection." This type was struck 1712-15 with mintmaster's initials "HH" and is fairly common. A six mariengroschen with St. Andrew on the reverse (KM 63) exists for 1711-13 but has mintmaster's initials HCB. Another six mariengroschen has the leaping stallion on the reverse (KM 86). Six mariengroschen was one sixth of a thaler or a quarter gulden.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver.

Catalog reference: KM-71; Welter-2183.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, August 2023 Global Showcase Auction, World & Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.

Link to:

• 1712-HH 6 mariengroschen, wild man reverse
• 1713-HH 12 mariengroschen, wild man reverse
• 1713-HCB ⅓ thaler, bust obverse
• 1713-HH 24 mariengroschen, wild man reverse
• 1713-HCB thaler, bust obverse
• 1713-HH thaler, wild man reverse
• 1713-HCB "leaping stallion" thaler
• 1714-HCB 6 mariengroschen, "leaping stallion"
• Coins and currency dated 1713