Brunswick-Luneburg-Calenberg 1662-HS thaler Dav-6528
The first specimen was lot 5154 in Künker sale 386 (Osnabrück, March 2023), where it sold for €500 (about US$646 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"BRAUNSCHWEIG-CALENBERG-HANNOVER, Georg Wilhelm, 1648-1665. Reichstaler 1662, Zellerfeld. Hübsche Patina, fast vorzüglich. (duchy of Brunswick-Luneburg-Calenberg, George William, 1648-65, thaler of 1662, Zellerfeld mint. Handsome patina, about extremely fine.)"
The second specimen was lot 73277 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, February 2023), where it sold for $660. The catalog description[2] noted, "GERMANY. Brunswick-Luneburg: Calenberg & Luneburg (Celle). Taler, 1662-HS. Zellerfeld Mint. Georg II Wilhelm. PCGS AU-53. Rather wholesome and original, this lightly handled survivor retains excellent overall detail and sports an enchanting tone that augments its appearance that much more. From the Robert C. Knepper Collection." 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 was struck 1654-64 and is one of many "wild man" thalers from this state.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, the first specimen 28.68 g.
Catalog reference: KM 52.2, Dav-6528; Welter 1583.
- 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.
- [2]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, February 2023 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, featuring the David Sterling Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.
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