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This specimen was lot 73281 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, February 2023), where it sold for $288. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Germany|GERMANY]]. [[German States, Brunswick-Luneburg|Brunswick-Luneburg]]: Calenberg. 12 Mariengroschen, 1688. Zellerfeld Mint. Ernst August, as Bishop of Osnabruck. PCGS MS-61. Presenting a charming rendition of a wildman, this elegantly toned minor also retains a solid degree of glistening brilliance among the fields. From the Robert C. Knepper Collection." This 12 mariengroschen with a bust obverse was struck 1680-92. Most issues of this denomination had a wild man reverse or a leaping stallion reverse.
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This specimen was lot 73281 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, February 2023), where it sold for $288. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Germany|GERMANY]]. [[German States, Brunswick-Luneburg|Brunswick-Luneburg]]: Calenberg. 12 Mariengroschen, 1688. Zellerfeld Mint. Ernst August, as Bishop of Osnabruck. PCGS MS-61. Presenting a charming rendition of a wildman, this elegantly toned minor also retains a solid degree of glistening brilliance among the fields. From the Robert C. Knepper Collection." This 12 mariengroschen with a wild man obverse was struck 1680-92. Confusingly, the SCWC shows a completely different coin struck in 1602.
  
 
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.
 
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

Revision as of 09:44, 18 December 2023

Stack's Bowers February 2023 Collector's Choice sale, lot 73281
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This specimen was lot 73281 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, February 2023), where it sold for $288. The catalog description[1] noted, "GERMANY. Brunswick-Luneburg: Calenberg. 12 Mariengroschen, 1688. Zellerfeld Mint. Ernst August, as Bishop of Osnabruck. PCGS MS-61. Presenting a charming rendition of a wildman, this elegantly toned minor also retains a solid degree of glistening brilliance among the fields. From the Robert C. Knepper Collection." This 12 mariengroschen with a wild man obverse was struck 1680-92. Confusingly, the SCWC shows a completely different coin struck in 1602.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver.

Catalog reference: KM-259; 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, February 2023 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, featuring the David Sterling Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.

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