Brunswick-Calenberg (15)81 thaler Dav-9008
This specimen was lot 30210 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Chicago, August 2022), where it sold for $2,880. The catalog description[1] noted, "GERMANY. Brunswick-Luneburg: Calenburg. Taler, (15)81/79. Muenden Mint. Erich II "the Younger". PCGS AU-58. With the name of Rudolf II. Overdate variety. This VERY RARE variant, seemingly a muling of types, features the final two digits of the date (81) on either side of the Golden Fleece at the bottom of the obverse. Meanwhile, the same final two digits appear on the reverse, but clearly engraved over a prior "79." Extremely well struck and enticing, with sharp features, hints of brilliance in the protected areas, and an attractive cabinet tone. From the Robert C. Knepper Collection." This type was struck 1579-83 with the 1581 being an available date. This domain reverted to Wolfenbuttel on Erich's death, to be erected again in the seventeenth century.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver.
Catalog reference: KM-MB153, Dav-9008; cf. Welter-447; Kuenker-308, 2245 (same dies).
- Davenport, John S., German Talers, 1500-1600, Frankfurt am Main, Numismatischer Verlag P. N. Schulten, 1979.
- 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, The 2022 ANA Auction - Ancients & World Coins - Featuring The Salton Collection Part III, the Augustana Collection and the Robert C. Knepper Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.
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