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2 Mariengroschen - Ferdinand Albert II
| Issuer | Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Principality of |
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| Year | 1735 |
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| Composition | Silver |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A prancing horse leaping to the left, the traditional heraldic emblem of the House of Brunswick-Lüneburg, occupies the central field atop a ground line. The denomination '2 MG' flanked by the fineness inscription 'FEIN SILB:' appears in the lower exergual area, with the date '17 35' divided below the horse. The peripheral legend 'FAVORE ALTISSIMI' arcs along the upper border, signifying 'By the favor of the Highest.' |
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Ferdinand Albert II ruled Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel for less than three years before his death in 1735 — the same year this piece was struck. He had spent much of his earlier life as a military commander in imperial service, including at the disastrous Battle of Mollwitz, and the duchy's coinage output during his reign was correspondingly thin. The Mariengroschen, a denomination with roots in the Harz mining economy of the fourteenth century, persisted in Lower Saxon territories long after most German states had rationalised their small silver series.