Sayn-Wittgenstein-Hohenstein 1677 24 mariengroschen KM-42
This specimen was lot 2418 in Sincona sale 33 (Zürich, October 2016), where it sold for 325 CHF (about US$386 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"Sayn-Wittgenstein, Grafschaft. Gustav von Sayn-Wittgenstein-Hohenstein, 1657-1701 24 Mariengroschen 1677. Sehr schön-vorzüglich. (Germany, county of Sayn-Wittgenstein, Gustav von Sayn-Wittgenstein-Hohenstein, 1657-1701, 24 Mariengroschen of 1677. Very fine-extremely fine)"
The county of Sayn was a very small state between the archbishopric of Cologne and the duchy of Nassau. The 24 mariengroschen was equal to two-thirds thaler and the count issued this denomination 1673-91 in numerous types. This is one of the more common.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, this specimen 16.25 g.
Catalog reference: Müller-Jahncke/Volz 374. Dav-929, KM 42.
- Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- Davenport, John S., Silver Gulden, 1559-1763, Frankfurt am Main, Numismatischer Verlag P. N. Schulten, 1982.
- [1]Jürg Richter, Numismatic Coins & Medals, Auction 33, Zürich: Sincona AG, 2016.
Link to:
- Sayn-Wittgenstein (1623-1626) goldgulden Fr-3054
- Sayn-Wittgenstein-Hohenstein 1675-IB 2/3 thaler KM-58
- Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg 1676-I VB 2/3 thaler KM-47
- Sayn-Wittgenstein-Hohenstein 1676 2/3 thaler KM-64
- Sayn-Wittgenstein-Hohenstein 1676 2/3 thaler KM-65
- Sayn-Wittgenstein-Hohenstein 1676 2/3 thaler KM-67
- Sayn-Wittgenstein-Hohenstein 1676 2/3 thaler KM-79
- Coins and currency dated 1677
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