Catalog
See full images - free registration
Continue with Google - no registration!
or register with email
Why register? Just to keep bots out of our catalog. Your email stays private - we will never share it or send you anything uninvited. We guarantee you that!
2 Pfennig - Ferdinand Albert II Gold pattern strike
| Issuer | Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Principality of |
|---|---|
| Year | 1735 |
| Type | Log in to see details |
| Value | Log in to see details |
| Currency | Log in to see details |
| Composition | Log in to see details |
| Weight | Log in to see details |
| Diameter | Log in to see details |
| Thickness | Log in to see details |
| Shape | Log in to see details |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Log in to see details |
| Engraver(s) | Log in to see details |
| In circulation to | Log in to see details |
| Reference(s) | Log in to see details |
| Obverse description | The heraldic horse of Brunswick rearing left on a grassy groundline, rendered in bold relief within a beaded border. The surrounding legend reads FERD.ALBERT.D.G.DVX.BR&LVN:, identifying Ferdinand Albert II, Duke of Brunswick and Lüneburg, distributed around the periphery of the field. |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Log in to see details |
| Obverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Reverse description | Log in to see details |
| Reverse script | Log in to see details |
| Reverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Edge | Plain |
| Mint | Log in to see details |
| Mintage | Log in to see details |
| Additional information |
Ferdinand Albert II ruled Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel for less than two years before his death in 1735 — the same year this pattern was struck. Gold pattern pieces at this denomination were produced not for circulation but almost certainly as presentation or cabinet specimens, the kind of object a minor German court might commission to demonstrate the quality of its dies to a patron or prospective ally. At 0.84g in near-pure gold, the economic absurdity of striking a 2 Pfennig in the metal makes the political purpose self-evident.