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4 Mariengroschen - George II William
| Issuer | Brunswick-Lüneburg-Celle |
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| Year | 1666-1667 |
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| Currency | Thaler |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Central field contains a three-line inscription stating the denomination IIII / MARIE / GROS in bold Roman capitals, enclosed within a beaded inner circle. The surrounding legend reads VON. FEINEM. SILBER, attesting to the fine silver content of the coin, with a floral ornament serving as a divider. The overall layout is characteristic of North German Mariengroschen coinage of the period, with plain lettering and minimal ornamentation beyond the bordering devices. |
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Brunswick-Lüneburg-Celle existed as a separate duchy only until 1705, when the line died out with Georg Wilhelm and the territory was absorbed into Hanover. The 4 Mariengroschen denomination was a workhorse of northern German petty commerce during the 1660s, circulating alongside the fractional coinage of a dozen neighboring states whose borders shifted almost as frequently as their dynastic alliances. Georg Wilhelm's reign was complicated from the outset by a 1658 agreement with his brothers that required him to remain unmarried — a condition he eventually violated by legitimizing his morganatic union with Éléonore d'Esmier.