Brunswick-Luneburg-Calenberg 1658-HS thaler Dav-6528
This specimen was lot 74601 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, September 2023), where it sold for $552. The catalog description[1] noted, "GERMANY. Brunswick-Luneburg: Calenberg & Luneburg (Celle). Taler, 1658-HS. Zellerfeld Mint. Georg II Wilhelm. PCGS AU-50. With a burnished amber hue nearer the peripheries and around the devices, this charming example serves as an excellent representative of a wildman crown. From the Robert C. Knepper Collection. Ex: Kunker (with ticket)." 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. This type is recorded for 1654-64 and is among the common types of the period.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver.
Catalog reference: Dav-6528; KM-57.1; Welter-1583.
- 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, September 2023 World Collectors Choice Online Auction - Ancient & World Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.
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