Osnabruck 1675 24 mariengroschen
This specimen was lot 1243 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, OSNABRÜCK, Evêché, Ernst August de Brunswick (1662-1698), AR 24 Mariengroschen (2/3 Taler), 1675. D/ Ecu heaumé. R/ Valeur dans le champ. Très Beau. (Germany, bishopric of Osnabruck, Ernest August of Brunswick, 1662-98, silver 24 mariengroschen of 1675. Obverse: helmeted arms; reverse: value in field. Very Fine.)"
This type was struck 1675-76 when gulden or 2/3 thalers were struck in large numbers in northern Germany. The bishopric was later merged with the bishopric of Münster and both were annexed to Hannover in 1803.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 15.91-16.68 g, silver, 33-36 mm diameter, this specimen 16,73 g.
Catalog reference: KM 137, Kennepohl 300; Welter 1887; Dav-411.
- 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.
- Davenport, John S., Silver Gulden, 1559-1763, Frankfurt am Main, Numismatischer Verlag P. N. Schulten, 1982.
- [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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