Brunswick-Luneburg-Calenberg 1640-HS thaler Dav-6506

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Künker sale 386, lot 5148

This specimen was lot 5148 in Künker sale 386 (Osnabrück, March 2023), where it sold for €950 (about US$1,228 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"BRAUNSCHWEIG-CALENBERG-HANNOVER, AB 1692 KURFÜRSTENTUM HANNOVER, AB 1815 KÖNIGREICH HANNOVER, Georg, 1636-1641. Reichstaler 1640, Zellerfeld. Herrliche Patina, fast vorzüglich. (duchy of Brunswick-Luneburg-Calenberg, George, 1636-41, thaler of 1640, Zellerfeld mint. Superb patina, about extremely fine.)"

This type was struck 1639-42 and is a little expensive.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver, this specimen 28.97 g.

Catalog reference: KM 30, Dav-6506; Welter 1453.

Source:

  • Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
  • Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
  • Davenport, John S., German Secular Talers, 1600-1700, Frankfurt: Numismatischer Verlag, 1976.
  • [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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