Brunswick-Luneburg-Calenberg 1674 thaler Dav-6558

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Künker Auction 441, lot 4182

This specimen was lot 4182 in Künker sale 441 (Osnabrück, March 2026), where it sold for €7,500 (about US$10,318 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"BRAUNSCHWEIG-CALENBERG-HANNOVER, AB 1692 KURFÜRSTENTUM HANNOVER, AB 1815 KÖNIGREICH HANNOVER Johann Friedrich, 1665-1679. Reichstaler 1674, Clausthal. Ausbeute der Grube St. Andreas. Von großer Seltenheit. Feine Patina, winz. Schrötlingsfehler am Rand, sehr schön. Exemplar der Sammlung Dr. Friedrich-Karl Günther. (duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg-Calenberg, John Frederick, 1665-79, thaler of 1674, Clausthal mint, for the St. Andrew mine. Extremely rare, fine patina, edge cracks, very fine.)"

Johann Friedrich ruled in Calenberg 1665-79 and never ruled in Celle. He shocked his family by converting to Roman Catholicism in 1651. His youngest daughter, Wilhelmine Amalie, married archduke Joseph, later Holy Roman Emperor. This one year type is rare. See also KM 115, a thaler with a leaping stallion reverse, for 1674.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 29 g, silver, this specimen 29,14 g.

Catalog reference: KM 159, Dav-6558; Müseler 10.4.2/29; Welter 1699.

Sources:

  • 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, Frühjahrs-Auktion 441: Orders and Decorations from the Estate of Wilhelm, Duke of Bavaria (1752–1837), among others | Coins and Medals from the Middle Ages and Modern times, particularly Denmark, Habsburg, Norway, and Saxony, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2026.

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