Brunswick-Harburg 1616 1/16 thaler
This specimen was lot 588 in Künker sale 293 (Osnabrück, Germany, July 2017), where it sold for €140 (about US$189 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"BRAUNSCHWEIG UND LÜNEBURG, BRAUNSCHWEIG-WOLFENBÜTTEL, HERZOGTUM Wilhelm, 1603-1642. 1/16 Taler (Doppelschilling) 1616, Harburg, mit Titel von Matthias. Feine Tönung, sehr schön. Die erste Harburger Münze. (Germany, duchy of Brunswick-Harburg, William, 1603-42, double schilling of 1616, Harburg mint, in the name of the emperor Matthias. Fine toning, very fine, the first coin of Brunswick-Harburg.)"
Duke Wilhelm was the last ruler of Brunswick-Harburg which reverted to Brunswick-Luneburg-Celle on his death. This unusual denomination is noted for 1616-19 and undated.
Reported Mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver.
Catalog reference: KM 7, Bahrf. 1 g; Welter 737.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- [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.
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