Count Anthony Günther was a member of the House of Oldenburg and ruled Oldenburg from 1603 to his death in 1667 and Delmenhorst from 1647 to his death. He was born on November 10, 1583 in Oldenburg, and died on June 19, 1667 in Rastede. His father was Count John VII, and his mother was Elisabeth Schwarzburg-Blankenburg. There is an interesting anecdote about him, described by S. Baring-Gould in his book "Strange Survivals: Some Chapters in the History of Man". In 1615, when Count Anthony Günther visited a dam under construction, a baby was about to be buried in the foundation of the dam. The count intervened, saved the child, reprimanded the workers, and imprisoned the mother who had sold her baby for this purpose. Ironically, the same count is traditionally accused of burying a living child in the foundations of his castle in Oldenburg. Count Anthony Günther married Sophie Catherine, the daughter of Alexander, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg and Dorothea Schwarzburg-Sondershausen.

The minting of Count Anthony Günther took place in the 17th century, when the German States consisted of several smaller states that issued their own coins. The count minted various coins such as the 24 grote, 28 stüber, 12 grote, 2 stüber and 1/36 thaler. These coins were usually made of copper or silver and featured the earl's coat of arms, name, monogram or portrait. The value and weight of the coins changed over time and depended on the economic status of the count. The count's coinage was part of the financial system of the German Empire, which was made up of the thaler, kreutzer and pfennig.