Hannover 1712-HH 6 mariengroschen

Stack's Bowers November 2023 Collector's Choice sale, lot 73600

This specimen was lot 73600 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, November 2023), where it sold for $168. The catalog description^[1] noted, "GERMANY. Brunswick-Luneburg: Hannover. 6 Mariengroschen, 1712-HH. Zellerfeld Mint; mm: crossed axes between HH. Georg I Ludwig (future George I of Great Britain). PCGS AU-58. This coin displays champagne-infused gray surfaces with sparkles of gold, russet, and cobalt toning in protected areas. The body of the Wild Man is rendered somewhat softly, but with good facial features. Overall a good strike, the merest hint of wear, and nice surfaces - attractive. From the Robert C. Knepper Collection." This type was struck 1712-15, all with mintmaster HH. There is also KM 63, struck 1711-13 with St. Andrew on the reverse.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver.

Catalog reference: KM-71; Welter-2183.

Source:

• Craig, William D., 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.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, November 2023 World Collectors Choice Online Auction - Ancient & World Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.

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