Brunswick-Calenberg (15)82 thaler Dav-9010

Stack's Bowers 2023 ANA sale, lot 55607

This specimen was lot 55607 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Pittsburgh, PA, August 2023), where it sold for $720. The catalog description^[1] noted, "GERMANY. Brunswick-Luneburg: Calenberg. Taler (24 Groschen), "82" (1582). Muenden Mint. Erich II "the Younger". PCGS Genuine--Cleaned, VF Details. From the Robert C. Knepper Collection." This type was struck 1582 only (note the two digit date) and is scarce. This domain reverted to Wolfenbuttel on Erich's death, to be erected again in the seventeenth century.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver.

Catalog reference: Dav-9010; KM-MB137; Welter-447.

Source:

• 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, August 2023 Global Showcase Auction, World & Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.

Link to:

• Brunswick-Grubenhagen 1574 thaler Dav-9017
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• 1582 thaler, three helmets reverse
• Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1582 thaler Dav-9063
• Coins and currency dated 1582