Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1698 24 mariengroschen
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.
- 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.
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