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24 Mariengroschen - Ferdinand Albert II
| Issuer | Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Principality of |
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| Year | 1735 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Central field bears a large denomination inscription reading '24 / MARIEN / GROSCH:' in three lines, with 'FEIN SILBER' below and the mintmaster initials 'I.A.B.' at the bottom. The circular legend surrounding the field reads 'D.G. FERDINANDVS ALBERTVS DVX BR. & LVN.' with the date 1735 incorporated into the legend at the top. The coin is struck with a milled border of fine dentils, typical of early 18th-century German princely coinage. The overall design is characteristic of the inscriptional type used for subsidiary silver coinage in the Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel series. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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Ferdinand Albert II ruled Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel for less than three years before his death in 1735 — the same year this coin was struck. He had spent decades as a military commander under Habsburg service before finally inheriting the principality in 1732, and his brief reign produced a correspondingly thin coinage. The 24 Mariengroschen denomination was a northern German accounting unit tied to the Reichstaler system, with 36 Mariengroschen equaling one Reichstaler under the Leipzig monetary convention of 1690.