The Crown over a Gothic letter mark on your magazine bottom indicates it was issued with an Erfurt pistol as DWM didn't mark their mags with an inspection stamp. However, it should have the serial number and suffix letter (if any) stamped across the short axis of the bottom as all Erfurt mags are supposed to be so marked. I have an Erfurt pistol with a mag marked with the C/letter and no serial number but I'd never claim it to be original and correct. It's too easy to fake and according to Still's "Imperial Lugers", page 81, all Erfurt mags include the full serial number.
There's also the possibility that your mag originally had a serial number that was removed for whatever reason. Possibly during a post-WW1 rework or re-issue with another pistol. It's really impossible to say without an examination and may not be possible then.
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