Brunswick-Calenberg (15)79 1/24 thaler
This specimen was lot 73546 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, November 2023), where it sold for $168. The catalog description[1] noted, "GERMANY. Brunswick-Luneburg: Calenberg. 1/24 Taler, (15)79. Goslar Mint. Erich II "the Younger". PCGS EF-45. An early and scarce example of the Wild Man motif. This coin exhibits light wear with full legends and design elements. Attractive and desirable. From the Robert C. Knepper Collection. Includes ticket from Kuenker." This type was struck 1577-80 and is listed as scarce. This example realized about 2/7 of the catalog value. In 1495, a part of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel was sliced off to form Brunswick-Calenberg for Erich "the Elder". It was passed down to Erich "the Younger" in 1540 but, upon his death without issue in 1584, returned to Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 1.9 g, silver.
Catalog reference: KM-MB122; Welter-476.
- Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
- Nicol, N. Douglas, Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of German Coins, 1501-Present, 3rd ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2011.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, November 2023 World Collectors Choice Online Auction - Ancient & World Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.
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