Brunswick-Luneburg-Calenberg 1655-HS thaler Dav-6528
This specimen was lot 5152 in Künker sale 386 (Osnabrück, March 2023), where it sold for €650 (about US$840 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"BRAUNSCHWEIG-CALENBERG-HANNOVER, Georg Wilhelm, 1648-1665. Reichstaler 1655, Zellerfeld. Hübsche Patina, sehr schön-vorzüglich. (duchy of Brunswick-Luneburg-Calenberg, George William, 1648-65, thaler of 1655, Zellerfeld mint. Handsome patina, very fine to extremely fine.)"
This type depicting the wild man of the forest is recorded for 1654-64 and is a fairly common type of the period. 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, this specimen is 28.65 g.
Catalog reference: KM-57.1, Welter 1583, Dav-6528.
- 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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