Brunswick-Luneburg-Calenberg 24 Mariengroschen 1677 John Frederick. XF

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1677, Brunswick-Luneburg-Calenberg, John Frederick. Silver 24 Groschen (2/3 Thaler) Coin.

Mint Year: 1677
Mint Place: Clausthal
Denomination: 24 Groschen (2/3 Thaler)
Reference: Davenport 388, Welter 1738, KM-195.
Condition: Digs minor scratches and light deposits, otherwise XF!
Material: Silver
Weight: 12.70gm
Diameter: 35mm




Obverse: Giant wildman standing right, bending branches of pine tree to his right. Value (24) in right field.
Legend * IOHAN FRIEDERICH D:G: DUX B:E:L

Reverse: Large value numeral (*24*) above denomination (MARIEN/GROSCH/V:FEIN.SILB:) and three rosettes.
Legend: * EX DURIS GLORIA . 1677 *



The wild man (also wildman, or "wildman of the woods") is a mythical figure that appears in the artwork and literature of medieval Europe, comparable to the satyr or faun type in classical mythology and to Silvanus, the Roman god of the woodlands. The defining characteristic of the figure is its "wildness"; from the 12th century they were consistently depicted as being covered with hair. Images of wild men appear in the carved and painted roof bosses where intersecting ogee vaults meet in the Canterbury Cathedral, in positions where one is also likely to encounter the vegetal Green Man. The image of the wild man survived to appear as supporter for heraldic coats-of-arms, especially in Germany, well into the 16th century. Renaissance engravers in Germany and Italy were particularly fond of wild men, wild women, and wild families, with examples from Martin Schongauer (died 1491) and Albrecht Dürer (1471–1528) among others.



John Frederick (German: Johann Friedrich; 25 April 1625 in Herzberg am Harz – 18 December 1679 in Augsburg) was duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg. He ruled over the Principality of Calenberg, a subdivision of the duchy, from 1665 until his death.

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