Brunswick-Luneburg-Calenberg 1670-LW thaler Dav-6551

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Heritage sale 3073, lot 32837
photo courtesy Heritage Auction Galleries

This specimen was lot 32837 in Heritage sale 3073 (Chicago, April 2019), where it sold for $396. The catalog description[1] noted, "Brunswick-Lüneburg-Calenberg-Hannover. Johann Friedrich Taler 1670-LW VF30 NGC. Strong peripheral toning with lighter centers." 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 1667-75 and is scarce. Altho these "leaping stallion" thalers are not as well known as the "wild man" thalers, they are just as distinctively north German.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver.

Catalog reference: KM 115, Dav-6551.

Source:

  • Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
  • Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
  • Davenport, John S., German Secular Talers, 1600-1700, Frankfurt: Numismatischer Verlag, 1976.
  • [1]Bierrenbach, Cristiano and Warren Tucker, Heritage World and Ancient Coins Auction 3073, featuring the Lake County Collection of British coins, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2019.

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