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12 Mariengroschen - Rudolph August and Anthony Ulrich

Uitgever Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Principality of
Jaar 1696
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Beschrijving voorzijde The leaping horse of Brunswick, depicted in dynamic stride to the left, occupies the central field above a ground line. The horse is rendered in high relief with considerable artistic detail. The circular legend reads D G RVD AVG & ANT VLR D D BR & LVN, abbreviated for Dei Gratia Rudolphus Augustus et Anthonius Ulricus Dux Dux Brunsvicensis et Luneburgensis. The mint mark I·C·B appears in the lower field beneath the ground line, flanked by small rosette stops.
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Opschrift voorzijde D G RVD AVG & ANT VLR D D BR & LVN ICB
(Translation: Dei Gratia Rudolphus Augustus et Anthonius Ulricus Dux Dux Brunsuicensis et Lunaburgensis By divine grace Rudolph August and Anthon Ulrich dukes of Brunswick and Luneburg)
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Aanvullende informatie

Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel's joint rule by Rudolph August and Anthony Ulrich was an awkward constitutional arrangement — Rudolph August held the senior title but Anthony Ulrich dominated cultural and political life, eventually forcing his brother into a purely nominal role by the early 1700s. Coinage issued under both names belongs to a narrow window before that effective displacement.

The Mariengroschen denomination, named for the Virgin Mary imagery traditional to Lower Saxon coinage, was a workhorse of regional commerce in the Holy Roman Empire's fragmented currency environment. By 1696, the 12 Mariengroschen piece functioned as a convenient fraction of the Thaler in local trade.

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