Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1698 24 mariengroschen

Jean Elsen sale 149, lot 1172

This specimen was lot 1172 in Jean Elsen sale 149 (Brussels, December 2021), where it sold for €90 (about US$122 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"ALLEMAGNE, BRUNSWICK-WOLFENBÜTTEL, Rudolf August et Anton Ulrich (1685-1704), AR 24 Mariengroschen, 1698. D/ Un homme sauvage élaguant un sapin. R/ Valeur dans le champ. Très Beau. (Germany, duchy of Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel, Rudolf Augustus and Anton Ulrich, 1685-1704, silver 24 mariengroschen of 1698. Obverse: a wild man uproots a tree; reverse: value. Very Fine.)"

This type was struck 1685-1704 and is fairly available. The 24 mariengroschen was supposed to be worth two-thirds of a thaler but this one weighs less than half.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver, this specimen 12,89 g.

Catalog reference: KM 559, Welter 2079; Dav-336.

Sources:

• Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
• ^[1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 149: Monnaies, Médailles et Décorations, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2021.

Link to:

• 1696-HCH 24 mariengroschen, "leaping stallion"
• 1697-DF 6 mariengroschen, leaping stallion
• 1700 24 mariengroschen, wild man obverse
• 1701-HCH 24 mariengroschen, "leaping stallion"
• Coins and currency dated 1698