Brunswick-Blankenburg 1718-HCH thaler Dav-2133

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Künker sale 386, lot 5060

This specimen was lot 5060 in Künker sale 386 (Osnabrück, March 2023), where it sold for €2,400 (about US$3,101 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"BRAUNSCHWEIG-WOLFENBÜTTEL, FÜRSTENTUM, Ludwig Rudolf, 1731-1735, seit 1714 in Blankenburg. Reichstaler 1718, Braunschweig. Sehr selten, besonders in dieser Erhaltung. Hübsche Patina, vorzüglich +. Exemplar der Auktion Bankhaus Aufhäuser 5, München 1988, Nr. 1874. (duchy of Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel, Louis Rudolf, 1731-35, since 1714 duke in Blankenburg, thaler of 1718, Brunswick mint. Very scarce, especially in this quality, handsome patina, choice extremely fine.)"

This thaler was struck 1715-27 for Louis Rudolf of Brunswick-Blankenburg, who did not attain the title of Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel until the death of his brother in 1731. This thaler is quite scarce despite the nine dates of issue.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver, this specimen 28.97 g.

Catalog reference: KM 769, Dav-2133; Welter 2460.

Source:

  • Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
  • 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.
  • [1]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Katalog 386: Brakteaten | Mainz | Bibliothek Prof. Dr. Niklot Klüßendorf | Mittelalter und Neuzeit | Goldprägungen | Deutsche Münzen ab 1871, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2023.

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