Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 24 Mariengroschen 1713 HH Anton Ulrich. Silver 24 Groschen (2/3 Thaler) Coin. XF

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1713, Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel, Anton Ulrich. Silver 24 Groschen (2/3 Thaler) Coin.

Mint Year: 1713
Mint Place: Zellerfeld
Denomination: 24 Groschen (2/3 Thaler)
Mint Master: Heinrich Horst (1712-1719)
Reference: Davenport 346, Welter 2309, KM-685.
Condition: Double-struck reverse, light deposits and and dark oxidation spots, otherwise XF!
Provenance: The Wilhelm Hüffer (1821-1895) Collection.
Material: Silver
Weight: 13.01gm
Diameter: 37mm


Obverse: Giant wildman standing right, bending branches of pine tree to his right and looking back. Below him tiny trees on ground, above latin word, to his left value numeral (24).
Legend CONSTANT ("Constantly.") / 24

Reverse: Large value numeral (*24*) above denomination (MARIEN/GROSCH/FEIN.SILBER) and privy mark (mint-hooks in saltire), flanked by mint master´s initials (.H-H.).
Legend: * D.G . ANTONIUS ULRICUS DUX BR . & LUN . 1713



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.

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