Brunswick-Luneburg-Calenberg 1691 12 mariengroschen

Stack's Bowers 2023 NYINC sale, lot 41351

This specimen was lot 41351 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2023), where it sold for $120. The catalog description^[1] noted, "GERMANY. Brunswick-Luneburg: Hannover. 12 Mariengroschen, 1691. Zellerfeld Mint. Ernst August. PCGS AU-53. From the Robert C. Knepper Collection." The auctioneers attribute this to KM 259, which is a twelve mariengroschen with a bust obverse struck 1680-92. This type seems to be unlisted therein. Brunswick-Luneburg-Calenberg and Brunswick-Luneburg-Celle were traded back and forth between brothers until death left only one, who became the elector of Brunswick-Luneburg-Calenberg-Hannover ("Hannover" for short) and later king of England.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver.

Catalog reference: KM unlisted, Welter-1997.

Source:

• Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
• Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The January 2023 NYINC Auction: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, featuring the Taraszka Collection and the Mark and Dottie Salton Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.

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