Brunswick-Luneburg-Calenberg 1677-RB thaler Dav-6548

Stack's Bowers 2023 ANA sale, lot 55624

This specimen was lot 55624 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Pittsburgh, PA, August 2023), where it sold for $288. The catalog description^[1] noted, "GERMANY. Brunswick-Luneburg: Calenberg. Taler, 1677-RB. Zellerfeld Mint. Johann Friedrich. PCGS Genuine--Cleaned, EF Details. From the Robert C. Knepper Collection." Johann Friedrich was duke 1665-79. This type was struck 1677-79 and is very scarce. Other thalers of 1677 include KM 150/Dav-6580, rare; and KM 173/Dav-6552 (leaping stallion), rare.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver.

Catalog reference: Dav-6548; KM-113.3; Welter-1715 (Addendum).

Source:

• 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, August 2023 Global Showcase Auction, World & Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.

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