Brunswick-Blankenburg 1716-HCH thaler Dav-2133

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Künker sale 293, lot 565
Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel in 1914, with Blankenburg to the south

This specimen was lot 565 in Künker sale 293 (Osnabrück, Germany, July 2017), where it sold for €1,900 (about US$2,561 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"BRAUNSCHWEIG-WOLFENBÜTTEL, HERZOGTUM Ludwig Rudolf, 1731-1735, seit 1714 in Blankenburg. Reichstaler 1716, Braunschweig. RR Sehr schön-vorzüglich. (Germany, duchy of Brunswick-Blankenburg, Louis Rudolf, 1731-35, thaler of 1716, Brunswick mint. Rare, very fine to extremely fine.)"

This scarce type is listed for Brunswick-Blankenburg for 1715-27. The duke succeeded to Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel in 1731 and merged the two duchies, ending the -Blankenburg series.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver.

Catalog reference: Dav-2133; KM-unlisted, Welter 2460.

Source:

  • [1]Künker Münzauktionen und Goldhandel, Katalog 293: Münzen aus Mittelalter und Neuzeit u. a. die westfälischen Privatsammlungen Werner Bröker und Bernd Terletzki, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2017.
  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • Davenport, John S., German Talers, 1700-1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1965.

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