Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1702 24 mariengroschen

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Stack's Bowers 2023 ANA sale, lot 55498
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This specimen was lot 55498 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Pittsburgh, PA, August 2023), where it sold for $100. The catalog description[1] noted, "GERMANY. Brunswick-Luneburg: Brunswick. 24 Mariengroschen, 1702. Zellerfeld Mint. Rudolph August & Anton Ulrich. Extremely Fine Details -- Scuffed. No inner circle on obverse, legend variation. From the Robert C. Knepper Collection." Two different gulden were struck in 1702 for Rudolph August and Anton Ulrich: KM 559, shown here, struck 1685-1704, common; and KM 615, with a leaping stallion reverse, struck 1694-1705, scarce. The two brothers ruled together until Rudolph's death in 1704.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver.

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

Source:

  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • Davenport, John S., Silver Gulden, 1559-1763, Frankfurt am Main, Numismatischer Verlag P. N. Schulten, 1982.
  • [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, August 2023 Global Showcase Auction, World & Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.

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