Brunswick-Luneburg-Calenberg 1646-HS thaler Dav-6517
This specimen was lot 73559 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, November 2023), where it sold for $360. The catalog description[1] noted, "GERMANY. Brunswick-Luneburg: Calenberg & Luneburg (Celle). Taler, 1646-HS. Zellerfeld Mint; mm: crossed keys between HS. Christian Ludwig. PCGS VF-35. A problem-free example of the type with even, moderate wear. A couple of minor areas of softness in the strike; otherwise no issues of note. From the Robert C. Knepper Collection." We have filed this under Brunswick-Luneburg-Calenberg even tho we put an identical coin dated 1649 under Brunswick-Luneburg-Celle. Christian Ludwig was duke in Calenberg 1641-48 and in Celle 1648-65. His younger brother Georg Wilhelm was duke in Calenberg 1648-65 and in Celle 1665-1705. The last brother, Ernst August, was duke in Calenberg 1679-98 and elector of Hannover 1692-98. Ernst August's son George inherited Calenberg and Hannover in 1698, Celle in 1705 and the throne of Great Britain in 1714.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver.
Catalog reference: Dav-6517 (image reversed with 6518); cf. KM-47.3; Welter-1505.
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- 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]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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