Brunswick-Luneburg-Calenberg 1669-HS thaler Dav-6546
The first specimen was lot 30223 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Chicago, August 2022), where it sold for $2,160. The catalog description[1] noted, "GERMANY. Brunswick-Luneburg: Calenburg. Taler, 1669-HS. Zellerfeld Mint. Johann Friedrich. PCGS MS-62. Graphite gray and hints of olive blend seamlessly on this impressive, nearly-choice wildman issue, with the coin's central focus--the wildman himself--standing rather proud and majestically--quite analogous with the overall resounding quality of this very coin. From the Robert C. Knepper Collection." The second specimen was lot 30414 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Chicago, August 2022), where it sold for $2,280. The catalog description[1] noted, "GERMANY. Brunswick-Luneburg: Calenburg. Taler, 1669-HS. Zellerfeld Mint. Johann Friedrich. PCGS MS-61. Attractively toned with some hues of gunmetal gray and amber, this Mint State survivor offers a rather strong and bold strike, seemingly paralleling the characteristics of the Wildman himself." 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. Johann Friedrich, the third brother, was duke in Calenberg 1665-79. 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 1667-69. It varies from the earlier Dav-6544 in deleting the circle around the wild man.
Reported Mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver.
Catalog reference: KM-113.1, Dav-6546; Welter-1715.
- 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, The 2022 ANA Auction - Ancients & World Coins - Featuring The Salton Collection Part III and the Robert C. Knepper Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.
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