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6 Mariengroschen - Rudolph August
| Issuer | Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Principality of |
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| Year | 1668-1682 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Standing figure of a wildman (Wilder Mann), the heraldic symbol of Brunswick, depicted facing forward in the center of the field, grasping an uprooted tree trunk in his right hand. The wildman is shown unclothed and covered in foliage, standing on a ground line. A circular Latin legend surrounds the figure reading D G RUDOLPH AUGUSTUS DUX BEI, identifying the ruler by name and title. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Rudolph August ruled Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel from 1666 following a bitter succession dispute with his own brother, Anton Ulrich, who was effectively sidelined from co-rule until 1685. The Mariengroschen — named for the Virgin Mary, a denomination with roots in Lower Saxony reaching back to the mid-fifteenth century — was the workhorse of everyday commerce in the region throughout the later seventeenth century. The fourteen-year emission span of this type reflects monetary stability unusual for a period when the broader Empire was still reorganizing its coinage practices in the aftermath of the Kipper und Wipper debasement crisis of the early 1620s.